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Ottomans
Took control of Hasa -
Exile
AL Saud Family exiled to Kuwait by Rashidi Family. -
New Power
King Abd-al-Aziz dies and Crown Prince Saud is now King. Brother, Faisal is named prince. -
OIC
The Organization of the Islamic Conference was founded. -
Oil
Saudi Arabia gained control of Aramco and lessened the US control of oil. -
Control
Saudi Arabia now has full control of Aramco from the US. -
Air Attacks
Saudi Arabia is involved in air attacks on Iraq and in the land force that liberated Kuwait. -
Osama Bin Laden
Osama Bin Laden is stripped of Saudi nationality. -
9/11
15/19 hijackers involved in attacks on New York and Washington (9/11) are Saudi nationals. -
Al-Qaeda
Saudi Arabia says government arrested 44 suspected militants with suspected links to al-Qaeda.