2016 in Saudi Arabia

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Decades:

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Incumbents

Monarch: Salman

Events

January

January 2 - 47 alleged terrorists are executed by the Saudi state, including leader of the anti-government Shia movement, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.^[1]^[2]
January 2 - The embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tehran, Iran, is ransacked and set on fire by protesters against al-Nimr's execution.^[3]
January 3 - Saudi Arabia breaks off diplomatic relations with Iran after the events that happened yesterday.^[4]
January 4 - Saudi Arabia announces it will end all air traffic and trade links with Iran, demanding Iran to "act like a normal country" before severed diplomatic relations can be restored.^[5]
January 5 - The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant threatens to destroy Saudi Arabia's Tarfiya and al-Ha'ir prisons, holding ISIL prisoners.^[6]
January 12 - Saudi human rights activist Samar Badawi is arrested by Saudi police.^[7]

Notable deaths

2 January – Nimr al-Nimr, Shia religious leader (born 1959).^[1]
2 January – Faris al-Zahrani, (born 1977).^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Saudi Arabia executes 47 on terrorism charges". Al Jazeera. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
↑ "Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr: Saudi Arabia executes top Shia cleric". 2 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
↑ "Iranian Protesters Ransack Saudi Embassy After Execution of Shiite Cleric". 2 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
↑ "Saudi Arabia breaks off ties with Iran after al-Nimr execution". 4 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
↑ "Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to halt flights, trade with Iran". 4 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
↑ "Islamic State threatens to destroy Saudi prisons after executions". 6 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
↑ "Prominent human rights activist arrested in Saudi Arabia". 12 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.

Years in Saudi Arabia (1932–present)

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

2016 in Asia

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States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan

Dependencies, colonies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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