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Saudi Arabia in 2007

Historical records for Saudi Arabia in 2007, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
5Events
3Named people
1Places
1Categories

Historical records

January

24 January 2007Diplomatic CorrespondenceAbdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz

Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

Human Rights Watch sent an open letter to King Abdullah asking him to cease religious persecution of the Ahmadi faith in Saudi Arabia

24 January 2007PoliticsAbdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz

Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

Human Rights Watch sent an open letter to King Abdullah asking him to cease religious persecution of the Ahmadi faith in Saudi Arabia

October

30 October 2007Visit to To the United KingdomAbdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz

Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

during a state visit to the United Kingdom, Abdullah was greeted by protesters accusing him of being a "murderer" and a "torturer", concerns esed in the UK about the treatment of women and homosexuals by the Saudi kingdom

November

6 November 2007Meeting with Pope Benedict XVIAbdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Vatican City · Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

Becomes the first Saudi monarch to meet a pope.

6 November 2007Meeting with Pope Benedict XVISaud al-Faisal

Vatican City · Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

Supports diplomatic preparation for the landmark Vatican meeting.

November 2007Visit to Pope Benedict XVI in the Apostolic PalaceAbdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz

Government / Government of Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah visits Pope Benedict XVI in the Apostolic Palace, the first Saudi monarch to visit the Pope

Names involved

Abdullah Bin Abdul-AzizAbdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudSaud al-Faisal

Places involved

Vatican City

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.