2024 in Saudi Arabia

Events in the year 2024 in Saudi Arabia.

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See also:	Other events of 2024 History of Saudi Arabia

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	King of Saudi Arabia	Salman of Saudi Arabia
	Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia	Mohammad bin Salman

Events

January

• January 1 – Saudi Arabia formally joins the BRICS group.^[1]
• January 24 – Saudi Arabia, where alcohol has been banned since 1952, opens its first alcohol store in the diplomatic quarter of its capital Riyadh.^[2]

March

• March 8 – Anthony Joshua has a boxing match against Francis Ngannou.^[3]

Predicted and scheduled events

• July 26–August 11 – Saudi Arabia is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

See also

•  Saudi Arabia portal
•  Current events portal
•  Asia portal
•  Modern history portal

• Saudi Arabia
• History of Saudi Arabia
• Outline of Saudi Arabia

References

1. "Iran joins BRICS group formally in 2024". Tehran Times. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
2. Turak, Natasha (2024-01-24). "Saudi Arabia opens its first-ever alcohol store — but it's only accessible to a select group". CNBC. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
3. Morse, Ben (2024-03-08). "Anthony Joshua vs. Francis Ngannou: former world champion faces MMA star with future title fight potentially on the line". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-08.