Saudi Arabia is one of two countries named for their royal families, along with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. In 1902, young Abd al-Aziz Ibn Saud (Abd al-Aziz Ibn Abdur Rahman Al-Feisal Al Saud) and a few dozen lads rode out to raid their home territory. As it turned out, the invaders had been ruling badly, so many locals joined   [...] 

Saudi Arabia is a Middle East country that occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula and has both Persian Gulf and Red Sea coast lines. Its surrounding countries are Jordan to the northwest, Iraq to the northeast, Kuwait and Qatar to the east, United Arab Emirates to the south east, Oman and Yemen to the south. There is a veil hung   [...]