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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]
Saudi Arabia has seen many terrorist attacks on its soil. In 1996, Hezbollah Al-Hejaz attacked a building in the oil-industry town of Khobar, killing 19 people. Various Iranian groups have also tried to wreak havoc in Saudi Arabia. During the 9/11 plane crashes, it was revealed that most of the terrorists were from Saudi Arabia. [17]
Demographics of Saudi Arabia, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.. Saudi Arabia is the fourth largest state in the Arab world, with a reported population of 32,175,224 as of 2022.
King Abdulaziz and Hassa bint Ahmed married twice; [7] [8] their first marriage started in 1913 [7] and may have produced a son, Prince Sa'ad (1914–19). [8] Hassa then married Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman, the half-brother of King Abdulaziz, [7] [9] with whom she had a son, Prince Abdullah, the father of Fahd bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud.
In September 1974, a Palestinian-Saudi entrepreneur Shakour Abu Ghazalah, renovated an old warehouse he was renting into Saudi Arabia's first pressure fried chicken restaurant and later opened it. [5] The restaurant was located on Old Airport Road in Jeddah. [6] Albaik was registered as a trademark in Saudi Arabia in 1986.
Amnesty International called King Abdullah's 2011 announcement women could stand for election and vote from 2012 "a welcome, albeit limited, step along the long road towards gender equality in Saudi Arabia, and a testament to the long struggle of women's rights activists there". [9] Women's rights remain a controversial subject in Saudi Arabia.
Maximus has come a long way, and we are confident that current efforts are paving the way to long-term improvements." [92] December 1998- The Sarasota Herald Tribune reported that the State of Florida had paid Maximus $4.5 Million for a Child Support Recovery contract. Maximus was only able to collect $162,000.