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Saudi Arabia–Qatar relations refers to the current and historical relationship between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar. Prior to 2017, the two countries maintained cordial ties. Qatar was mainly subservient to Saudi Arabia in matters relating to foreign policy. [1] Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani 's assumption of power saw Qatar ...
2011 Tunisian Revolution sparks Arab Spring. Saudi-led interventions in Bahrain (2011) and Yemen (2015), KSA/UAE-backed military coup in Egypt (2013). Tunisia: Qatari news outlet Al Jazeera supports the successful ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who flees to Saudi Arabia in January 2011 Tunisian Revolution.
The Qatar diplomatic crisis was a high-profile incident involving the deterioration of ties between Qatar and the Arab League between 2017 and 2021. It began when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt simultaneously severed their bilateral relations with Qatar and subsequently banned Qatar-registered aircraft and Qatari ships from utilizing their sovereign territory by air ...
On September 27, 2019, Saudi Arabia introduced an e-visa program, allowing people from 49 countries to visit, by applying for a visa ahead of their trip or on arrival. Single entry visa allows a full month stay, while multiple entry visas allow to stay for up to three months. The visa cost 440 Saudi riyals (117 USD), including a health ...
The government of Saudi Arabia is led by the monarch, King Salman, who acceded to the throne on 23 January 2015. No political parties or national elections are permitted, [ 2 ] and according to The Economist ' s Democracy Index , the Saudi government was the eighteenth-most authoritarian regime among the 167 countries rated in 2022, being at it ...
Although the Saudi Arabia–United Arab Emirates border dispute was resolved in 1974, in August 2009 Saudi authorities prevented Emirati nationals from entering their territory using ID cards that showed a map including territory currently administered by Saudi Arabia. The UAE responded by claiming that the 1974 agreement was never ratified.
According to official figures in 2012, foreign workers filled 66 per cent of jobs in Saudi Arabia, despite an official unemployment rate of 12 per cent amongst Saudis, and expatriates sent, on average, US$18 billion each year, in remittances to their home countries. [8]
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) -The Biden administration and Saudi Arabia are finalizing an agreement for U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance, even as an Israel-Saudi ...