Riyadh

American

[ree-yahd] / riˈjɑd /

noun

a city in and the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Riyadh British

/ rɪˈjɑːd /

noun

the joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia, situated in a central oasis: the largest city in the country. Pop: 5 514 000 (2005 est)

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I don’t feel anything like what’s said on the news,” said Abdul Rahman Al-Hassan, 38, a dentist who moved to Riyadh nine months ago from Moscow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Also postponed were some of Riyadh Season’s major sporting events, such as the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

It is a strategy Riyadh Air’s sister carrier, Saudia, hasn’t pursued, instead focusing its operations on the massive demand from workers in the kingdom’s oil industry and from those traveling there for pilgrimage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Instead, Riyadh Air started commercial flights this summer in the thick of a resurgent conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Riyadh has substantially boosted spending on job training and education, infrastructure development, and government salaries.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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