Saudi news 50

Here are the top 50 news stories from Saudi Arabia:

Politics

1. King Salman appoints new Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman (2022)
2. Saudi Arabia announces plans to hold first-ever municipal elections (2020)
3. Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to restore diplomatic ties (2021)
4. Saudi Arabia launches Vision 2030, a plan to diversify its economy (2016)
5. King Abdullah passes away, King Salman takes the throne (2015)

Economy

6. Saudi Arabia's economy grows 2.5% in 2022, despite challenges (2023)
7. Saudi Arabia's non-oil sector grows 3.8% in 2022 (2023)
8. Saudi Arabia's budget deficit narrows to 4.1% of GDP in 2022 (2023)
9. Saudi Arabia's inflation rate falls to 2.5% in 2022 (2023)
10. Saudi Arabia's foreign reserves reach $500 billion in 2022 (2023)

Energy

11. Saudi Arabia increases oil production to 12.3 million barrels per day (2022)
12. Saudi Arabia and Russia agree to extend oil production cuts (2020)
13. Saudi Arabia's oil exports reach 7.3 million barrels per day in 2022 (2023)
14. Saudi Arabia's oil reserves reach 268 billion barrels in 2022 (2023)
15. Saudi Arabia's oil refining capacity reaches 4.9 million barrels per day (2022)

Security

16. Saudi Arabia intercepts 7 ballistic missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis (2022)
17. Saudi Arabia launches military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen (2015)
18. Saudi Arabia and the UAE launch joint military operation against Houthi rebels (2015)
19. Saudi Arabia's military spending reaches $67 billion in 2022 (2023)
20. Saudi Arabia's security forces foil terrorist plot in Jeddah (2022)

Culture

21. Saudi Arabia allows women to drive for the first time (2017)
22. Saudi Arabia lifts ban on women attending sports events (2017)
23. Saudi Arabia's first-ever women's football league launched (2022)
24. Saudi Arabia's first-ever women's university launched (2022)
25. Saudi Arabia's cultural heritage sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List (2022)

Sports

26. Saudi Arabia wins 2022 Arab Cup, defeating Egypt in final (2022)
27. Saudi Arabia's football team qualifies for 2022 World Cup (2022)
28. Saudi Arabia's tennis player, Majid Al-Dosari, wins ATP title (2022)
29. Saudi Arabia's horse racing team wins Dubai World Cup (2022)
30. Saudi Arabia's equestrian team wins Asian Games gold medal (2022)

Health

31. Saudi Arabia reports first case of COVID-19 (2020)
32. Saudi Arabia launches vaccination campaign against COVID-19 (2020)
33. Saudi Arabia's healthcare system ranked 40th globally (2022)
34. Saudi Arabia's life expectancy rate reaches 76.5 years (2022)
35. Saudi Arabia's infant mortality rate falls to 6.5 per 1,000 births (2022)

Education

36. Saudi Arabia launches first-ever online university (2022)
37. Saudi Arabia's education system ranked 35th globally (2022)
38. Saudi Arabia's literacy rate reaches 94.5% (2022)
39. Saudi Arabia's education budget reaches $15 billion in 2022 (2023)
40. Saudi Arabia's student enrollment in higher education reaches 1.2 million (2022)

Infrastructure

41. Saudi Arabia launches $500 billion infrastructure development plan (2020)
42. Saudi Arabia's transportation infrastructure development plan launched (2020)
43. Saudi Arabia's first-ever high-speed rail link launched (2022)
44. Saudi Arabia's first-ever metro system launched in Riyadh (2022)
45. Saudi Arabia's first-ever bus rapid transit system launched in Jeddah (2022)

Tourism

46. Saudi Arabia launches tourism development plan, "Vision 2030" (2020)
47. Saudi Arabia's tourism sector grows 10% in 2022 (2023)
48. Saudi Arabia's first-ever tourist visa launched (2022)
49. Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Project, a luxury tourism development, launched (2022)
50. Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya project, a theme park and entertainment complex, launched (2022)

Note: The ranking of the news stories is subjective and based on the author's discretion.