The following lists events in the year 2017 in Saudi Arabia. Incumbents Monarch: Salman Crown Prince: Muhammad bin Nayef (until 21 June), Mohammad bin Salman (since 21 June) Events January January 10 - Iran announces to have finally received the invitation by Saudi Arabia to discuss bilateral talk on Hajj 2017 with the Iranian delegation expected to travel to Saudi Arabia on February 23. January 21 - Two suicide bombers detonate explosives in Jeddah during a confrontation with Saudi security forces. February February 12 - A Saudi helicopter in Yemen bombs a vehicle in Aden, wounding 3 Yemeni soldiers. April April 18 - Twelve Saudi military officers die when a Black Hawk crashes in Yemen's Ma'rib Governorate. April 22 - King Salman issues royal decrees for financial allowances to civil servants and military personnel in response to the drop in oil prices. April 25 - Saudi Arabia is elected to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women along with eleven other countries despite its conflict with women's rights. April 30 - Saudi Arabia announces the arrest of 46 alleged militants responsible for the summer 2016 bombing of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi, Medina. May May 20 - US President Donald Trump visits Saudi Arabia and signs an arms deal with the kingdom worth more than US$100 billion. He is welcomed after dismissing previous President Barack Obama's vision for the region. June June 5 - Saudi Arabia leads a wave of diplomatic severs to ties with Qatar along with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, the Maldives, Libya and the internationally recognised government of Yemen, including the expulsion of Qatari citizens and cutting off all land, air and sea connections. The reasons stated were "national security", "media incitement" and Qatari support of Iran. June 8 - A joint statement by the Saudi-led bloc labels 59 people and 12 organisations linked with Qatar on a "terror list". June 14 - Egypt's parliament approves the transfer of two Red Sea islands, Tiran and Sanafir, to Saudi Arabia attracting public criticism. June 18 - A Saudi air raid in Yemen's Saada Governorate, held by the Houthis, kills 24 civilians in a market. June 21 - King Salman names his 31-year-old son Mohammed bin Salman as crown prince, displacing the 57-year-old Mohammed bin Nayef in the succession to the Saudi Arabian throne, and dismissing bin Nayef from his post as interior minister. Bin Salman was formerly