2026 in Saudi Arabia
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Events in the year 2026 in Saudi Arabia.
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Incumbents
Events
January
- 7 – 25 January – 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup[1]
- 30 January – The United States approves the sale of 730 Patriot missiles and related equipment to Saudi Arabia valued at $9 billion.[2]
- 31 January – The 2026 Royal Rumble takes place[3]
February
- 9 February – Somalia and Saudi Arabia sign a military cooperation agreement.[4]
- 20 February – Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign an agreement to strengthen bilateral investments in the solar energy sector.[5]
- 28 February – In retaliation for the 2026 Israeli–United States strikes on Iran, Iran launches missiles at surrounding countries, including Saudi Arabia.[6]
March
- 2 March – Iran launches a missile and drone attack on the Saudi Aramco oil refinery in Ras Tanura, causing several large fires at the facility, and forcing its closure by authorities.[7]
- 3 March – A drone attack is carried out at the United States Embassy in Riyadh.[8]
- 6 March – An Iranian ballistic missile strikes Prince Sultan Air Base in Riyadh Province.[9]
- 8 March – A military projectile hits a residential area in Al-Kharj, Riyadh Province, killing two people and injuring 12 others.[10]
- 12 March – The Saudi Ministry of Defense announces the interception of two Iranian missiles and the destruction of seven drones.[11]
- 13 March – Saudi Arabia cuts oil production by 20% after the shutdown of two offshore oil fields, including the Safaniya oil field.[12]
- 14 March – Five U.S. warplanes are damaged in an Iranian drone strike on Prince Sultan Air Base.[13]
- 18 March – Saudi Arabia's air defenses intercept and destroy multiple drones targeting gas and energy facilities in the Eastern Province, with no damage reported.[14]
- 21 March – Saudi Arabia expels the Iranian military attaché, his deputy and three other diplomatic staff due to Iranian attacks on the country.[15]
- 27 March – An Iranian missile and drone strike on Prince Sultan Air Base damages several US refueling aircraft, including an E-3 Sentry, and injures fifteen US soldiers, including five critically. An E-3 Sentry is also damaged by the strike.[16][17][18]
April
- 7 April –
- Iranian drones strike a SABIC petrochemical complex in Jubail, causing a fire.[19]
- Saudi Arabia closes the King Fahd Causeway to Bahrain for several hours after the Iranian Fars News Agency has published a list of strategic bridges in the Gulf region as potential targets for retaliation.[20]
Predicted and scheduled events
Deaths
- 11 January – Nasser bin Radan Al Rashid Al Wadaei, longevity claimant.[22]
- 4 February – Thuraya Qabil, 85, poet and journalist.[23]
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