A report on Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Excavation of a Kassite dye site on Al Khor Island
Anthropomorphic stela (4th millennium BC), sandstone, 57x27 cm, from El-Maakir-Qaryat al-Kaafa (National Museum of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh)
Abbasid Caliphate at its greatest extent, c. 850.
The "Worshipping Servant" statue (2500 BC), above 1 m in height, is much taller than any possible Mesopotamian or Harappan models. Photo courtesy of the National Museum of Korea.
A 1794 map depicting Catura in the Historical region of Bahrain.
Qaṣr Al-Farīd, the largest of the 131 rock-cut monumental tombs built from the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD, with their elaborately ornamented façades, at the extensive ancient Nabatean archaeological site of Hegra located in the area of Al-'Ula within Al Madinah Region in the Hejaz. A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008.
A partially restored section of the ruined town of Zubarah.
Colossal statue from Al-'Ula in the Hejaz (6th–4th century BC), it followed the standardized artistic sculpting of the Lihyanite kingdom, the original statue was painted with white
Qatar in an 1891 Adolf Stieler map
At its greatest extent, the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750) covered 11100000 km2 and 62 million people (29 per cent of the world's population), making it one of the largest empires in history in both area and proportion of the world's population. It was also larger than any previous empire in history.
Old city of Doha, January 1904.
The Battle of Badr, 13 March 624 CE
Zubarah Fort built in 1938.
Abdulaziz Ibn Saud, the founding father and first king of Saudi Arabia
A British Wilding series stamp, issued 1 April 1957, and overprinted for use in Qatar.
Political map of Saudi Arabia
Traditional dhows in front of the West Bay skyline as seen from the Doha Corniche.
Map of Saudi Arabian administrative regions and roadways
Amiri Diwan of the State of Qatar, administrative office of the Emir.
Map of oil and gas pipelines in the Middle-East
Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with U.S. President Joe Biden in January 2022.
King Fahd with US President Ronald Reagan and future US President Donald Trump in 1985. The US and Saudi Arabia supplied money and arms to the anti-Soviet mujahideen fighters in Afghanistan.
Two Qatari Mirage 2000s fly in formation during Air Defense Exercise.
As many as 500 princes, government ministers, and business people, including Prince Fahd bin Abdullah, were arrested by Saudi Arabian authorities as part of the 2017 Saudi Arabian purge
Migrant workers in Doha.
Abdullah ibn Muhammad Al ash-Sheikh with Bogdan Borusewicz in the Polish Senate, 26 May 2014
Ad Dawhah (Doha), the most populous municipality in Qatar.
Verses from the Quran. The Quran is the official constitution of the country and a primary source of law. Saudi Arabia is unique in enshrining a religious text as a political document.
Municipalities of Qatar as of 2014
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, 21 May 2017
Commercial district in Doha.
U.S. President Barack Obama meets King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, July 2014
High-rise buildings in Doha.
Faisal Mosque in Islamabad is named after a Saudi king. The kingdom is a strong ally of Pakistan. WikiLeaks claimed that Saudis are "long accustomed to having a significant role in Pakistan's affairs".
Qatar Central Bank's office in Doha.
Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir with then British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (now Prime Minister) in London, 16 October 2016
Tourist resort at Banana Island in Qatar
Major Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict locations
Oryx GTL plant in Qatar
Flag of Al-Qaeda, a transnational terrorist group formed by Osama bin Laden, a Saudi Arabian national of Yemeni and Syrian extraction who was stripped of his Saudi passport in 1994.
A proportional representation of Qatar exports, 2019
"The Saudi pilots training in Italy 1935"—a scene from 'Our Eagles', one of four video wall shows made for the Royal Saudi Air Force Museum
Hamad International Airport
Saudi soldiers from the First Airborne Brigade.
Qatar Airways Airbus A380, Qatar Airways, one of the world's largest airlines, links over 150 international destinations from its base in Doha.
Deera Square, central Riyadh. It is a former site of public be-headings.
Doha Metro
Saudi Arabia topography
Residential buildings at the Pearl
Harrat Khaybar seen from the International Space Station. Saudi Arabia is home to more than 2000 dormant volcanoes. Lava fields in Hejaz, known locally by their Arabic name of harrat (the singular is harrah), form one of Earth's largest alkali basalt regions, covering some 180000 km2, an area greater than the state of Missouri.
Mosque in Qatar
A proportional representation of Saudi Arabia exports, 2019
National Museum of Qatar in Doha
Office of Saudi Aramco, the world's most valuable company and the main source of revenue for the state
Museum of Islamic Art in Doha
The hajj is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims.
Qatar National Library in Doha
King Abdullah Financial Center is one of the largest investment centres in the Middle East, located in Riyadh
The news desk of Al Jazeera English, a Qatari news channel
Al-Hasa is known for its palm trees and dates. Al-Hasa has over 30 million palm trees which produce over 100 thousand tons of dates every year.
Lusail Sports Arena
Saudi Arabia population density (people per km2)
Al-Rayyan Stadium
Laboratory buildings at KAUST
Lusail Iconic Stadium with capacity of 80,000 seats.
The Al-Yamamah Private University in Riyadh
Student Center in Education City. Education City houses various educational facilities, including satellite campuses of eight international universities.
UIS literacy rate Saudi Arabia population, 15 plus, 1990–2015
Qatar University
Historical development of life expectancy in Saudi Arabia
Supplicating pilgrim at Al-Masjid Al-Ḥarām (The Sacred Mosque) in Mecca. The Kaaba is the cubic building in front of the pilgrim.
Non-Muslims are prohibited from entering the Islamic holy city of Mecca
Sarah Attar is a track and field athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics as one of the first two female Olympians representing Saudi Arabia.
The Masjid al-Haram is the holiest Islamic site, located in Mecca
The Mosque of the Prophet in Medina containing the tomb of Muhammad
King Abdullah practising falconry, a traditional pursuit in the country
Arabic coffee is a traditional beverage in Arabian cuisine
Uruguay – Saudi Arabia match at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia
The 3000-year-old ancient historical city of Dumat al-Jandal in Al Jawf Province
The old city of Jeddah
Jabal Sawda ({{convert|3000|m|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}) located in the 'Asir subrange of the Sarat Mountains
Abha City, located {{convert|2270|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level in the 'Asir Region
Beach promenade in Al-Wajh
Dhi 'ain village located in Al Bahah Province
The desert of Al-Rub' Al-Khali (The Empty Quarter)
Saad Khader from left and right Mohammad Al-Ali in 1979

It occupies the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and shares its sole land border with neighbouring Gulf Cooperation Council monarchy Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf.

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It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south.

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Bani Khalid

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Arab tribal confederation.

Arab tribal confederation.

Most of the tribe's members presently reside in eastern and central Saudi Arabia, while others live in Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Palestine, Syria and the United Arab Emirates.

Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.

Apostasy

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Formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person.

Formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person.

Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.
A 1978 fatwa (nonbinding legal opinion) issued by the Fatawa Council at Al-Azhar, the chief centre of Islamic and Arabic learning in the world. The fatwa was issued in response to a query about an Egyptian Muslim man marrying a German Christian woman and then converting to Christianity. The council ruled that the man committed the crime of apostasy, and should be given a chance to repent and return to Islam. If he refuses, he is to be killed. The same conclusion was given for his children once they reach the age of puberty.
Mattathias killing a Jewish apostate
Logo of The Campaign for Collective Apostasy in Spain, calling for defection from the Catholic Church

Qatar – criminalized under Article 1 of the Qatari Penal Code, may be punishable by death.

Saudi Arabia – while there is no penal code in Saudi Arabia, apostasy may be punishable by death under Saudi Sharia law.

Leaders of the G20 countries and others present at the 2008 G-20 Washington summit. Most members of the G20 are middle powers while some are great powers.

Middle power

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Sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower, but still has large or moderate influence and international recognition.

Sovereign state that is not a great power nor a superpower, but still has large or moderate influence and international recognition.

Leaders of the G20 countries and others present at the 2008 G-20 Washington summit. Most members of the G20 are middle powers while some are great powers.

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