Risk events in Saudi Arabia, April 2026

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364 events were recorded: 349 conflict events and 15 unrest events.

364 eventsSources: gdelt

364 events· Saudi Arabia

ConflictUnrest

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedMilitary force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Assault in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Assault in Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Assault in Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 29 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Assault in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Assault in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Assault in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Assault in Mecca, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Mecca, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Mecca, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Nuclear alert in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 28 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 27 Apr 2026Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Taif, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 26 Apr 2026Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 26 Apr 2026Demonstration in Mecca, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · 30 Apr 2026
Earthquake
0
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
349
49 in the list
Unrest
15
1 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0
0
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 676.7
349
Unrest
90-day baseline: 35.3
15
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-04-01001000
2026-04-02000000
2026-04-03000000
2026-04-04001003
2026-04-050012009
2026-04-0600190010
2026-04-0700480054
2026-04-0800430032
2026-04-0900300010
2026-04-1000191037
2026-04-1100150021
2026-04-1200120027
2026-04-1300102043
2026-04-140051024
2026-04-1500101014
2026-04-160071024
2026-04-170041021
2026-04-180061033
2026-04-190041015
2026-04-20007108
2026-04-2100110012
2026-04-220090024
2026-04-23009105
2026-04-2400101014
2026-04-25006100
2026-04-26006109
2026-04-270050010
2026-04-280014000
2026-04-290012000
2026-04-300014100

Events

What is happening now

364 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Assault in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 2 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Jeddah (Jiddah) · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  15. Unrest

    Demonstration in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Mecca · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Assault in Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 2 · Khamis Mushayt · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Assault in Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 2 · Jeddah (Jiddah) · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Assault in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 2 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Assault in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 2 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Ad Dammam · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Jeddah (Jiddah), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Jeddah (Jiddah) · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Assault in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 2 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Assault in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 2 · Mecca · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Mecca · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Mecca · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Nuclear alert in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 4 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Taif, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Taif · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.