141 notable events in Saudi Arabia — wars, terror attacks and bombings. Page 1 of 2.
- Six-Day War
Jun 5, 1967–Jun 10, 1967 · War & armed conflict
- Twelve-Day War
Jun 13, 2025–Jun 24, 2025 · War & armed conflict
- Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
from Oct 7, 2023 · War & armed conflict
- Arab–Israeli conflict
from May 15, 1948 · War & armed conflict
- Masjid al-Haram
date unknown
- Grand Mosque seizure
Nov 20, 1979–Dec 4, 1979 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Iran–Israel conflict
from Feb 18, 1979 · War & armed conflict
- Arab Revolt
Jun 1916–Oct 1918 · War & armed conflict
- Saudia Flight 163
Aug 19, 1980 · Aviation accident
- Red Sea crisis
from Oct 19, 2023 · War & armed conflict
- Juhayman al-Otaybi
date unknown · Terrorism
- 2015 Mina crowd crush
Sep 24, 2015 · Stampede & crowd crush
- Ikhwan
date unknown · Terrorism
- Khobar Towers bombing
Jun 25, 1996 · Bombing & explosion
- Operation Prosperity Guardian
Dec 18, 2023–May 6, 2025 · War & armed conflict
- Nigeria Airways Flight 2120
Jul 11, 1991 · Aviation accident
- 2017–2019 Saudi Arabian purge
from Nov 4, 2017 · Crime & justice
- Mecca crane collapse
Sep 11, 2015 · Industrial & structural disaster
- Banu Qurayza
date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
- General Intelligence Presidency
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 1987 Mecca incident
Jul 31, 1987 · Riot & unrest
- Loujain al-Hathloul
date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
- 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy
Jul 2, 1990 · Stampede & crowd crush
- Mecca fire of 1997
Apr 15, 1997 · Fire
- Siege of Banu Qurayza
Jan 627 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Mongol conquest of Persia and Mesopotamia
1219–1258 · War & armed conflict
- MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- 2024 Hajj extreme heat disaster
Jun 14, 2024–Jun 19, 2024 · Massacre
- Assassination of Uthman
Jun 17, 656 · War & armed conflict
- Riyadh compound bombings
May 12, 2003 · Terrorism
- Ikhwan revolt
1927–1930 · Riot & unrest
- Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
Apr 2, 2015 · War & armed conflict
- Abqaiq–Khurais attack
Sep 14, 2019 · War & armed conflict
- Al-Muhajiroun
date unknown · Terrorism
- Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8460
Jul 27, 2010 · Aviation accident
- 2004 Khobar massacre
May 30, 2004 · Massacre
- 2006 Hajj stampede
Jan 12, 2006 · Stampede & crowd crush
- Battle of Fakhkh
Jun 11, 786 · War & armed conflict
- Assassination of Faisal of Saudi Arabia
Mar 25, 1975 · Murder & homicide
- 2016 United States–Iran naval incident
Jan 12, 2016 · Crime & justice
- Terrorism in Saudi Arabia
May 12, 2003–Jun 25, 2008 · Terrorism
- Tiger Squad
date unknown · Murder & homicide
- 1991 Gulf War Boeing KC-135 accident
Feb 6, 1991 · War & armed conflict
- Tasm and Jadis
date unknown · Genocide & ethnic violence
- 2002 Mecca girls' school fire
Mar 11, 2002 · Fire
- Saudi Arabia–Yemen border killings
Jan 1, 2014 · Murder & homicide
- Qatif rape case
date unknown · Crime & justice
- Pakistan International Airlines Flight 740
Nov 26, 1979 · Aviation accident
- 2004 Hajj stampede
Feb 1, 2004 · Stampede & crowd crush
- 2026 Aramco refinery attack
Mar 2, 2026 · War & armed conflict
- Iraqi Airways Flight 163
Dec 25, 1986 · Aviation accident
- 1979 Qatif Uprising
Dec 3, 1979 · War & armed conflict
- 2025 Red Sea tourist submarine disaster
Mar 27, 2025 · Maritime disaster
- Middle East Airlines Flight 438
Jan 1, 1976 · Aviation accident
- Dina Ali Lasloom
Apr 12, 2017 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Taif massacre
1924 · Massacre
- Bridgeton incident
Jul 24, 1987 · War & armed conflict
- Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2806
Mar 16, 2001 · Aviation accident
- 2009 Jeddah floods
Nov 25, 2009 · Natural disaster
- 1989 Mecca Grand Mosque incident
Jul 10, 1989 · Terrorism
- Awamiyah and Qatif events
date unknown · Terrorism
- 2004 Yanbu attack
May 1, 2004 · Attack (other)
- 1969 Saudi Arabian coup attempt
Jul 1969 · War & armed conflict
- 2017–2020 Qatif unrest
May 12, 2017–Jan 7, 2020 · Riot & unrest
- 1994 Hajj stampede
May 23, 1994 · Stampede & crowd crush
- Hijacking of the Galaxy Leader
Nov 19, 2023 · Aviation accident
- Timeline of the Red Sea crisis
Oct 10, 2023–Nov 30, 2023 · Crisis
- Crusader raids on the Red Sea
1182 · War & armed conflict
- 2019 Saudi Arabia mass execution
date unknown · Suicide & execution
- Qatif and Dammam mosque bombings
May 22, 2015 · Bombing & explosion
- 2016 Saudi Arabia bombings
Jul 4, 2016 · Terrorism
- 2022 Saudi Arabia mass execution
Mar 12, 2022 · Suicide & execution
- Iraqi strikes on Saudi Arabia
Jan 18, 1991–Feb 26, 1991 · War & armed conflict
- 1998 Hajj stampede
Apr 9, 1998 · Stampede & crowd crush
- 2006 Mecca hostel collapse
Jan 5, 2006 · Industrial & structural disaster
- MV Rubymar
Mar 1, 2024 · War & armed conflict
- Capture of Mecca (1813)
Jan 22, 1813 · War & armed conflict
- 1863–1875 cholera pandemic
1863–1875 · Epidemic & disease
- Jeddah massacre of 1858
Jun 15, 1858 · Massacre
- Ar Rass raids
Apr 2005 · Terrorism
- 1984 Arabi Island incident
Jun 5, 1984 · War & armed conflict
- Al Olaya bombing
Nov 13, 1995 · Bombing & explosion
- Dhurma Massacre (1818)
Jan 1818 · Massacre
- 2015 Abha mosque bombing
Aug 6, 2015 · Bombing & explosion
- 2001 Hajj stampede
Mar 5, 2001 · Stampede & crowd crush
- Campinas school shooting
Aug 6, 1999 · Massacre
- 2022 Jeddah missile attack
Mar 25, 2022 · Attack (other)
- Battle of the Jabara Valley
Aug 26, 2019–Aug 29, 2019 · War & armed conflict
- Al-Anoud bombing in 2015
May 29, 2015 · Bombing & explosion
- Attempted assassination of Ibn Saud
Mar 15, 1935 · Murder & homicide
- Union of Good
date unknown · Terrorism
- Middle East Airlines Flight 444
Apr 17, 1964 · Aviation accident
- 2014 al-Dalwah attack
Nov 3, 2014 · Terrorism
- Al-Muhaya compound bombings
Nov 8, 2003 · Bombing & explosion
- 2025 Medina bus crash
Nov 17, 2025 · Road accident
- Murder of Yvonne Gilford
Dec 12, 1996 · Murder & homicide
- Ali Abbas al-Faraj family homicides
Jul 14, 2020 · Massacre
- 2020 Riyadh drone and missile attack
Jun 23, 2020 · War & armed conflict
- Hejaz rebellion
1854–1856 · War & armed conflict
- 2016 Houthi ballistic missile attack towards Mecca
Oct 28, 2016 · Terrorism