Riyadh
Americannoun
noun
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The group, which controls swathes of Yemen and has been at war with Riyadh for over a decade, has declared a maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia and attacked ships in the Red Sea.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
But the US leader appeared to a have changed course after speaking with Saudi Arabia's crown prince and after Tehran also spoke to Riyadh, and to mediators Pakistan and Turkey.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Araghchi also called his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, to discuss further de-escalatory measures, according to a readout from Riyadh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
That attack knocked half of Saudi oil exports offline for several days and it was a wake-up call to Riyadh as to just how vulnerable its critical national infrastructure is to attack.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Riyadh expects to have a moderate budget deficit in 2001, in part because of increased spending for education and other social programs.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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