The following lists events that happened in 2016 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Incumbents Monarch: Salman Crown Prince: Muhammad bin Nayef
Events January January 2 - 47 alleged terrorists are executed by the Saudi state, including leader of the anti-government Shia movement, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. January 2 - The embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tehran, Iran, is ransacked and set on fire by protesters against al-Nimr's execution. January 3 - Saudi Arabia breaks off diplomatic relations with Iran after the events that happened on January 2. January 4 - Saudi Arabia announces it will end all air traffic and trade links with Iran, demanding Iran to "act like a normal country" before severed diplomatic relations can be restored. January 5 - The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant threatens to destroy Saudi Arabia's Tarfiya and al-Ha'ir prisons, holding ISIL prisoners. January 12 - Saudi human rights activist Samar Badawi is arrested by Saudi police.
April April 16 - Mariam Fardous became the first ever Arab woman and only the third woman in history to dive in the North Pole.
October October 25 - Shooting left 2 security forces dead in Dammam city.
Notable deaths 2 January – Nimr al-Nimr, Shia religious leader (born 1959). 2 January – Faris al-Zahrani, (born 1977).
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