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Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — The flag of Saudi Arabia, with its green field, white shahada, and sword, is one of the most recognized national symbols in the world.It flies over schools, ministries, and international arenas as a statement of unity, faith, and sovereignty.Yet the story of this flag is also the story of a nation’s journey from the banners of its earliest rulers to the modern emblem that defines the Kingdom today.
Early banners of the Imams
The roots of the Saudi flag go back to the 18th century, during the era of the First Saudi State founded by Imam Mohammed bin Saud.The banners of that time were simple green cloths symbolizing Islam and unity. In battles, the flag carried verses of faith, reminding fighters of the cause for which they stood.As the Saudi state was...
September 23, 2025
From banners to the shahada: The evolution of the Saudi flag
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — In the years following World War II, Saudi Arabia faced the challenge of delivering oil to a Europe ravaged by war and desperate for fuel.The journey of crude from the Eastern Province to European markets took more than a week, requiring ships to cross the Gulf, the Red Sea, and the Suez Canal before reaching the Mediterranean.The solution, conceived jointly by Aramco and the Saudi government, became one of the most ambitious energy projects of its time: the Trans-Arabian Pipeline, or Tapline.
Building a pipeline across nations
Launched in 1944 and constructed between 1947 and 1950, Tapline stretched 1,648 kilometers from the Kingdom’s eastern oil fields to the Lebanese port of Sidon on the Mediterranean.Crossing Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, it became the...
September 23, 2025
The Tapline story: How a pipeline built towns in the north
September 23, 2025
Traditions of the Kingdom: Customs that shaped Saudi life
September 23, 2025
Saudi Arabia and France push unified Palestinian authority, international mission for peace
September 23, 2025
From 14 million riyals to a trillion: Saudi Arabia’s 95 years of resilience and transformation
September 23, 2025
Voices about the founder: What they said of Abdulaziz
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — When King Abdulaziz issued Royal Order No. 2716 on Sept. 23, 1932, proclaiming the unification of the nation under the name “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” the decree was more than an administrative act. It was the birth of a new state, a unifying moment that inspired celebrations across towns, villages, and tribes.The first National Days carried the raw emotions of unity, pride, and loyalty, as Saudis came together to mark the beginning of a shared national identity.
Telegrams of allegiance
In the days following the decree, telegrams poured into Riyadh from across the Kingdom.Governors, notables, and citizens sent messages expressing their joy and pledging loyalty to the new name and its leader.The official gazette Um Al-Qura recorded these telegrams,...
September 23, 2025
Celebrations of unity: The first National Days in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — Since the royal decree of Sept. 23, 1932, proclaiming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the leadership of King Abdulaziz Al Saud, the nation has been ruled by seven kings.Each monarch left his own imprint, steering the country through eras of expansion, development, reform, and global recognition, while maintaining the core principles on which the state was built.
King Abdulaziz (1932–1953)
The founder of modern Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz established the Kingdom on faith, unity, and resilience.From the capture of Riyadh in 1902 to the proclamation of the Kingdom three decades later, his leadership unified tribes and regions under a single state.His era laid the foundations of governance, ministries, and international diplomacy.It also witnessed the...
September 23, 2025
Kings of Saudi Arabia: From Abdulaziz to Salman
September 22, 2025
Saudi Arabia reaffirms two-state solution a historic opportunity to achieve peace
Saudi Gazette report RIYADH — On Sept. 23, 1932, a royal decree issued by King Abdulaziz Al Saud declared the unification of disparate territories into one state: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The announcement was not merely a political act but the culmination of decades of struggle, loyalty, and vision that transformed a land once divided into a nation with a single name, a single identity, and a destiny of unity.
From Riyadh to a Kingdom
The roots of the decree can be traced to Jan. 15, 1902, when Abdulaziz ibn Abdulrahman Al Saud captured Riyadh, setting the stage for the modern Saudi state.What followed was a long campaign of consolidation, as towns, tribes, and regions pledged allegiance to the young leader who carried the banner of tawhid.By 1926, after the unification of Hejaz and...
September 22, 2025
The royal decree of 1932: How a nation was born
