2015 in Saudi Arabia
The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Events
January
- January 5 - Two Saudi Arabian border guards are killed near the border with Iraq.[1]
- January 9 - Saudi Arabia sentences a human rights blogger to ten years imprisonment and 1,000 lashes after being found guilty of insulting Islam.[2]
- January 23 - Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia dies. His half brother Salman of Saudi Arabia succeeds him. His half brother Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud becomes the Crown Prince.[3]
March
- March 15 - The US closes its embassy and consulates in Saudi Arabia for security concerns.[4]
- March 25 – 2015 military intervention in Yemen: Saudi Arabia begins carrying out airstrikes in neighbouring Yemen.
April
- April 9 - At least 2 policemen shoot dead in Ryadh. [5]
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