2013 was an eventful year for Saudi Arabia – an oasis of relative calm in an otherwise stormy Middle East region.
The year saw a more assertive Saudi foreign policy, incremental advances in women’s rights, and the enforcement of controversial government policies aimed at putting Saudis back to work. It was also a year of tested friendships, unusual weather events, and new faces in government – and on social media. It was another year of record spending and new mega projects, of diplomatic challenges and even a brand new weekend.
SUSTG.org compiled 25 events in 2013 that impacted the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and changed the country forever.
