Risk events in Saudi Arabia, August 2026
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758 events were recorded: 726 conflict events and 32 unrest events.
758 eventsSources: gdelt
758 events· Saudi Arabia
ConflictUnrest
- Earthquake
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Disaster
- 0
- 0 in the list
- Conflict
- 726
- 48 in the list
- Unrest
- 32
- 2 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
Events per day
| Date | Earthquake | Disaster | Conflict | Unrest | Advisory | Fire hotspots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-01 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 2026-08-02 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| 2026-08-03 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-04 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-05 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| 2026-08-06 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| 2026-08-07 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 2026-08-08 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-08-09 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026-08-10 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026-08-11 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2026-08-12 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| 2026-08-13 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026-08-14 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| 2026-08-15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
| 2026-08-16 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| 2026-08-17 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 46 |
| 2026-08-18 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| 2026-08-19 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| 2026-08-20 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-08-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 2026-08-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2026-08-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2026-08-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2026-08-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026-08-26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2026-08-27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 |
| 2026-08-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| 2026-08-29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-08-30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| 2026-08-31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
Events
What is happening now
758 events · newest first
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Amman, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Amman · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Ad Dammam · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Najran, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Najran · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Najran, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Najran · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Najran, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Najran · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Mecca · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Yanbu' Al Bahr, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Yanbu' Al Bahr · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 2 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military posture change in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Severity 2 · Mecca · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Assault in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 2 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Yanbu' Al Bahr, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Yanbu' Al Bahr · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Yanbu' Al Bahr, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Yanbu' Al Bahr · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Tabuk · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Unrest
Demonstration in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Mecca · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi), Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Al Duwadimi (Ad Dawadmi) · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Riyadh · Source: gdelt
- Conflict
Military force used in Yanbu' Al Bahr, Saudi Arabia
Severity 3 · Yanbu' Al Bahr · 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.