2019 in Saudi Arabia
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The following lists events in the year 2019 in Saudi Arabia.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 5 January - Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun was detained by Thai authorities whilst transiting through Bangkok airport, en route from Kuwait to Australia. She was attempting to flee her family and seek asylum in Australia because she says they subjected her to physical and psychological abuse and is concerned that she could face execution if deported back to her native Saudi Arabia.[1]
February
- 11 February - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, officially inaugurated King Abdullah Port, the first fully privately owned, developed and operated port.[2]
- 23 February - Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud was named Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to the United States, making her the first woman envoy in the country's history.[2][3]
March
- 1 March - Through a royal decree, King Salman of Saudi Arabia revokes the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, Osama bin Laden's son, who works in the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization.[4]
- 27 March - Aramco signs share purchase agreement to acquire 70% majority stake in SABIC from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia for $ 69.1 billion in one of the biggest deals in the global chemical industry.[5]
April
- 1 April - Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman laid the foundation stone for the establishment of the Air War Center.[6]
References
- ^ "Saudi woman 'given refugee status'". BBC News. BBC News. 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ a b Nadkarni, Shirish (11 February 2019). "King Abdullah Port officially inaugurated, ambitious growth plans ahead". Seatrade Communications. Seatrade Communications News. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019. Cite error: The named reference "seatrade-maritime" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Three Royal Orders issued 3 Riyadh, Saudi Press Agency.
- ^ "Hamza bin Laden loses Saudi citizenship after US offers $1m reward". The Guardian. 1 March 2019.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Rashad, Marwa (27 March 2019). "Saudi Aramco to buy SABIC in $69 billion chemicals megadeal". Reuters. Reuters.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ "Crown Prince Launches First Locally-Assembled Hawk Training Aircraft". Asharq Al-Awsat. 1 April 2019.
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