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]
September 11 -
Mecca crane collapse A crawler crane toppled over onto the
Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque in
Mecca,
Saudi Arabia. 111 people were killed and 394 injured. The city was preparing for the Hajj pilgrimage.
September 24 -
2015 Mina stampede, 782 people to suffocate and be crushed to death while injuring 934 others during the annual
Hajj pilgrimage in
Mina
December
December 24 - At least 25 people have been killed and 107 injured in a fire at a hospital in Jizan,
Saudi Arabia.[8]
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]
September 11 -
Mecca crane collapse A crawler crane toppled over onto the
Masjid al-Haram, the Grand Mosque in
Mecca,
Saudi Arabia. 111 people were killed and 394 injured. The city was preparing for the Hajj pilgrimage.
September 24 -
2015 Mina stampede, 782 people to suffocate and be crushed to death while injuring 934 others during the annual
Hajj pilgrimage in
Mina
December
December 24 - At least 25 people have been killed and 107 injured in a fire at a hospital in Jizan,
Saudi Arabia.[8]