Saudi Arabia

News reports and articles 

Latest news about Saudi Arabia 
A compilation from multiple sources

Brian Whitaker's blog posts and other articles about Saudi Arabia

Online news sources for Saudi Arabia

Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia


Basic information

CIA World Factbook
The geography, people, government and economy of Saudi Arabia

BBC country profile
Essential facts, plus politics, media and key dates in Saudi Arabia's history

Local time

Local weather

Maps of Saudi Arabia

Currency converter 
Saudi riyal (SAR)

National anthem 
Audio, lyrics and sheet music (National Anthems Reference Page)

More about the Saudi flag


History and politics

Saudi timeline
A chronology of key events (from the BBC)

Constitutional background

Text of constitution ("Basic Law", 1993)

List of government ministers (CIA)

Saudi expulsions crisis, 2013

International Crisis Group 
Recent reports on Saudi Arabia

Documents 
Historical and political texts relating to Saudi Arabia


Travel

US State Department
Consular information and travel advice

British Foreign Office
Travel advice

Lonely Planet 
Online tourist guide to Saudi Arabia

Saudia
The national airline

Electricity, plugs and sockets 


Economy

World Bank: Saudi Arabia 
Comprehensive economic data

Saudi Arabia and the IMF

US-Saudi Arabian Business Council

Water and agriculture in Saudi Arabia
FAO country profile


Saudi Arabia: further reading

The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism
Toby Matthiesen, 2014. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt
Pascal Menoret, 2014. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

Saudi Arabia: A Kingdom in Peril
Paul Aarts and Carolien Roelants. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

Force and Fanaticism: Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia and Beyond
Simon Ross Valentine, 2015. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

The Islamic Utopia: The Illusion of Reform in Saudi Arabia
Andrew Hammond, 2012. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

The History of Saudi Arabia 
by Alexei Vassiliev. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle 
for Saudi Arabia

Robert Lacey, 2010. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis 
by John Bradley. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

Adama 
A novel by Turki al-Hamad. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
  
Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity
by Mai Yamani. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk

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