The mujahideen groups were backed primarily by the United States , Saudi Arabia , and Pakistan , making it Causation a Cold War proxy war .

Saudi-led intervention Attack in Yemen also called Name_conferral the Arab coalition ( ) is an invasion Attack that was launched by Saudi Arabia in 2015 , leading a coalition of nine countries from the Middle East and Africa , in response Response to calls Request from the internationally recognized Know pro-Saudi president of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi for military support after he was ousted Change_of_leadership by the Houthi movement due Causation to economic and political grievances , and fled Escaping to Saudi Arabia .

Saudi-led intervention Attack in Yemen also called Name_conferral the Arab coalition ( ) is an invasion Attack that was launched by Saudi Arabia in 2015 , leading a coalition of nine countries from the Middle East and Africa , in response Response to calls Request from the internationally recognized Know pro-Saudi president of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi for military support after he was ousted Change_of_leadership by the Houthi movement due Causation to economic and political grievances , and fled Escaping to Saudi Arabia .

The next day , Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi took over Change_of_leadership as acting president while Saleh flew Motion to Saudi Arabia to be treated Cure .

The Imamate was eventually supported Supporting by Egypt and Saudi Arabia .

The First Battle of al-Faw was a major success for Iran who now held Hold an important strategic position , but worried other states in the region , primarily in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia , who increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale their support Supporting for Iraq .

Minor protests occurred Coming_to_be in Djibouti , Mauritania , the Palestinian National Authority , Saudi Arabia , and the Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara .

The Boeing 757-223 aircraft serving the flight was hijacked Committing_crime by five Saudi men affiliated Connect with al-Qaeda on September 11 , 2001 , as part of the September 11 attacks Attack .

The Gaza–Israel conflict Hostile_encounter is a part of the localized Israeli–Palestinian conflict , but is also a scene of power struggle between regional powers including Egypt , Iran and Turkey together with Qatar , supporting Supporting different sides of the conflict in light of the regional standoff between Iran and Saudi Arabia on one hand and between Qatar and Saudi Arabia on the other , as well as crisis in Egyptian-Turkish relations .

The Gaza–Israel conflict Hostile_encounter is a part of the localized Israeli–Palestinian conflict , but is also a scene of power struggle between regional powers including Egypt , Iran and Turkey together with Qatar , supporting Supporting different sides of the conflict in light of the regional standoff between Iran and Saudi Arabia on one hand and between Qatar and Saudi Arabia on the other , as well as crisis in Egyptian-Turkish relations .

The 2009 Saudi Arabian floods Catastrophe affected Influence Jeddah , on the Red Sea ( western ) coast of Saudi Arabia , and other areas of Makkah Province .

The 2009 Saudi Arabian floods Catastrophe affected Influence Jeddah , on the Red Sea ( western ) coast of Saudi Arabia , and other areas of Makkah Province .

This is nearly twice the average for an entire year and the heaviest rainfall in Saudi Arabia in a decade .

Those include Adel Eidan , who drove Motion the bomber to the mosque and admitted Telling his intention to bomb the mosque and claimed Statement that he wanted the mosque itself to be bombed , but `` not the people '' , and Mohammed and Majid az-Zahrani ( in absentia ) , who delivered Sending the explosives to the terrorists in Kuwait and were arrested Arrest by Saudi authorities .

On 29 May 2004 , a Saturday , four men armed with guns Use_firearm and bombs Use_firearm attacked Attack two oil industry installations and a residential compound , in Al-Khobar , Saudi Arabia—the hub of the Saudi oil industry .

On 29 May 2004 , a Saturday , four men armed with guns Use_firearm and bombs Use_firearm attacked Attack two oil industry installations and a residential compound , in Al-Khobar , Saudi Arabia—the hub of the Saudi oil industry .

Saudi security forces Military_operation have been criticized Judgment_communication for not being better prepared GetReady after a similar attack Attack on foreign workers in Yanbu ' al Bahr a month earlier , and for allowing Preventing_or_letting ease of movement and operation by the assailants Attack including the escape Escaping of three of the four .

The number of teams at the tournament increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to fifteen ( from the ten at the previous edition ) , with Afghanistan , Bahrain , Brunei , Iran , and Saudi Arabia making Action their debuts Participation .

The Imam escaped Escaping to the Saudi Arabian border where he rallied popular support Supporting from northern Shia tribes to retake power , escalating Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale shortly to a full-scale civil war Hostile_encounter .

On the royalist side Jordan and Saudi Arabia supplied Supply military aid Assistance , and Britain gave Giving covert support Supporting , while the republicans were supported Supporting by Egypt and were supplied Supply warplanes from the Soviet Union .

Clashes continued Motion in parallel with peace talks Telling until 1970 , when Saudi Arabia recognized Statement the Republic , and a ceasefire Process_end came into effect Change .

The Khobar Towers bombing Attack was a terrorist Terrorism attack Attack on part of a housing Building complex Cause_to_amalgamate in the city of Khobar , Saudi Arabia , located near the national oil company ( Saudi Aramco ) headquarters of Dhahran and nearby King Abdulaziz Air Base on June 25 , 1996 .

The Khobar Towers bombing Attack was a terrorist Terrorism attack Attack on part of a housing Building complex Cause_to_amalgamate in the city of Khobar , Saudi Arabia , located near the national oil company ( Saudi Aramco ) headquarters of Dhahran and nearby King Abdulaziz Air Base on June 25 , 1996 .

In all , 19 U.S. Air Force personnel and a Saudi local were killed Killing and 498 of many nationalities were wounded Bodily_harm .

The storm Catastrophe struck Attack Masirah Island and later southern Oman on June 13 , before dissipating Cause_change_of_strength the next day over Saudi Arabia .

The Islamic State of Afghanistan government remained Presence the recognized government of Afghanistan of most of the international community , the Taliban 's Islamic Emirate however received Receiving recognition Judgment_communication from Saudi Arabia , Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates .

During the conflict , the Taliban received Receiving military support Supporting from Pakistan and financial support Supporting from Saudi Arabia .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Riyadh was a minor battle Hostile_encounter of the Unification War Hostile_encounter between Rashidi and Saudi rebels .

It occurred Presence on 13 January 1902 , in Masmak Castle in Riyadh , the capital of present-day Saudi Arabia .

In late 1901 , following the end Process_end of the Second Saudi State the Al Saud clan was forced Causation to move Motion to Kuwait after Riyadh had fallen Conquering to the Al Rashid family .

It also marked Recording the beginning Process_start of the Third Saudi State , which evolved Coming_to_be into present-day Saudi Arabia .

It also marked Recording the beginning Process_start of the Third Saudi State , which evolved Coming_to_be into present-day Saudi Arabia .

The first Club World Cup match Competition took place Process_start in São Paulo , and was won by Spanish club Real Madrid , who defeated Conquering Saudi club Al-Nassr 3–1 .

Together with the UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher , who had resisted Defending the invasion by Argentina of the Falkland Islands a decade earlier , American President George H. W. Bush deployed Arranging US forces into Saudi Arabia , and urged Convincing other countries to send Sending their own forces to the scene .

The great majority of the coalition 's military forces were from the US , with Saudi Arabia , the United Kingdom and Egypt as leading contributors , in that order Arranging .

Kuwait and Saudi Arabia paid Commerce_pay around US $ 32 billion of the US $ 60 billion cost Cost .

Aerial and ground combat Hostile_encounter was confined to Iraq , Kuwait , and areas on Saudi Arabia 's border .

Iraq launched Military_operation Scud missiles against coalition military targets in Saudi Arabia and against Israel .

By 2017 , Israel and several Arab Sunni states led by Saudi Arabia , formed Coming_to_be a semi-official coalition to confront Confronting_problem Iran - a move Motion which some marked Recording as the fading Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of the Arab-Israeli Conflict .