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The modern Saudi state was founded by the late King Abdul Aziz Al Saud (known internationally as Ibn Saud). In 1902, Abdul Aziz recaptured Riyadh, the Al Saud dynasty's ancestral capital, from the rival Al-Rashid family. Continuing his conquests, Abdul Aziz subdued Al-Hasa, the rest of Nejd, and the Hijaz between 1913 and 1926. In 1932, these regions were unified as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The modern Saudi state was founded by the late King Abdul Aziz Al Saud (known internationally as Ibn Saud). In 1902, Abdul Aziz recaptured Riyadh, the Al Saud dynasty's ancestral capital, from the rival Al-Rashid family. Continuing his conquests, Abdul Aziz subdued Al-Hasa, the rest of Nejd, and the Hijaz between 1913 and 1926. In 1932, these regions were unified as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
[[File:King Abdullah Sport City Stadium.jpg|thumb|left|320px|King Abdullah Sport City Stadium.]]
[[File:King Abdullah Sport City Stadium.jpg|thumb|left|320px|King Abdullah Sport City Stadium.]]
During [[WW2]], Saudi Arabia's [[King Farouk]], officials were [[Nazi]] collaborators.<ref>M. Friedman, [https://books.google.com/books?id=CfBOAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4 Saudi Arabian Official Exposed As Pro-Nazi Collaborator.
''The Canadian Jewish Chronicle'', Aug 2, 1957, p.7.</ref><ref>Reference Guide to the Nazis and Arabs During the [[Holocaust]]: A Concise Guide to the Relationship and Conspiracy of the Nazis and the [[Grand Mufti of Jerusalem]] in North Africa and the Middle East During the Era of the Holocaust. (2006). United States: International Sephardic Leadership Council, [https://books.google.com/books?id=T2g2XA53UOEC&pg=PA15 p.15]</ref>
After the war, "King Farouk (and later the man who deposed him Gamal Abdal [[Nasser]]) in Egypt was a leading proponent in enticing Nazi war criminals to bring their grisly 'expertise' to help them against their" opponents.<ref>Trigg, J. (2011). Hitler's Jihadis: Muslim Volunteers of the Waffen-SS. United Kingdom: History Press,
[https://books.google.com/books?id=1_eaDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT261]</ref>
Boundaries with Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait were established by a series of treaties negotiated in the 1920s, with two "neutral zones"—one with Iraq and the other with Kuwait—created. The Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone was administratively partitioned in 1971, with each state continuing to share the petroleum resources of the former zone equally. Tentative agreement on the partition of the Saudi-Iraqi neutral zone was reached in 1981, and partition was finalized by 1983. The country's southern boundary with Yemen was partially defined by the 1934 Treaty of Taif, which ended a brief border war between the two states. A June 2000 treaty further delineated portions of the boundary with Yemen. The location and status of Saudi Arabia's boundary with the [[United Arab Emirates]] is not final; a de facto boundary reflects a 1974 agreement. The border between Saudi Arabia and [[Qatar]] was resolved in March 2001. The border with [[Oman]] also is not demarcated.
Boundaries with Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait were established by a series of treaties negotiated in the 1920s, with two "neutral zones"—one with Iraq and the other with Kuwait—created. The Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone was administratively partitioned in 1971, with each state continuing to share the petroleum resources of the former zone equally. Tentative agreement on the partition of the Saudi-Iraqi neutral zone was reached in 1981, and partition was finalized by 1983. The country's southern boundary with Yemen was partially defined by the 1934 Treaty of Taif, which ended a brief border war between the two states. A June 2000 treaty further delineated portions of the boundary with Yemen. The location and status of Saudi Arabia's boundary with the [[United Arab Emirates]] is not final; a de facto boundary reflects a 1974 agreement. The border between Saudi Arabia and [[Qatar]] was resolved in March 2001. The border with [[Oman]] also is not demarcated.