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31 December – 15 January – The 2023 Dakar Rally was held in Saudi Arabia. [12] 4 – 17 September – The 2023 World Weightlifting Championships was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [13] 28 October – Tyson Fury had a boxing match with Francis Ngannou in Riyadh. [14] [15]
Saudi Arabia, [d] officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), [e] is a country in West Asia.Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km 2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the 12th-largest in the world. [15]
Saudi Arabia has a family-oriented culture; [43] the family in Saudi Arabia is the most important social institution, so the bonds are strong between their members. Key aspects include the concepts of obedience and mutual respect, [ 44 ] in addition to preserving family traditions and kinship ties.
Hulu Langat, a district and parliamentary constituency in Malaysia 2011 Hulu Langat landslide; Kuala Langat, a district in Malaysia; Istana Daerah Hulu Langat, a palace in Malaysia; Jalan Ampang-Hulu Langat, a major road in Malaysia; Jalan Hulu Langat, a major road in Malaysia; Jalan Kawasan Perindustrian Hulu Langat, a major road in Malaysia
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy. [3] According to the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia, the country's de facto constitution adopted by royal decree in 1992, the king must comply with Sharia (that is, Islamic law) and the Qur'an. The Qur'an and the Sunnah are declared to be the de jure country's constitution. [4]
At least one Islamic fatwa website Islam-QA run by Saudi Islamic scholar Muhammad Al-Munajid was banned in Saudi Arabia as a result. [2] [7] The Senior Council and the Permanent Committee issue fatwas, the imams communicate them, and the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice enforces their rulings. [1]
Saudi National Day (Arabic: اليوم الوطني للمملكة العربية السعودية; al-Yawm al-Waṭanī lil-Mamlaka al-ʿArabiyya as-Saʿūdiyya) is a public holiday in Saudi Arabia celebrated annually on 23 September to commemorate the proclamation that renamed the Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932 through a royal decree by King Abdulaziz ibn ...
Hulu Langat or Ulu Langat may refer to: Hulu Langat District; Hulu Langat (federal constituency), represented in the Dewan Rakyat; Ulu Langat (state constituency), formerly represented in the Selangor State Council (1955–59), see List of Malayan State and Settlement Council Representatives (1954–1959)