| November 19, 2009 | KAU climate change research center inaugurated |
| November 16, 2009 | IDB, FAO sign $1 billion deal to aid poor nations |
| September 26, 2009 | Dow Chemical funds $100 million KAUST research center |
| July 9, 2009 | SDF to provide $20 million soft-loan for agricultural development in Tunisia |
| June 8, 2009 | Saudi Food and Drug Authority has imposed ban on several UK poultry products |
| February 28, 2009 | General Organization of Grain Silos and Flour Mills director named |
| January 26, 2009 | King Abdullah chairs Cabinet session |
| December 6, 2008 | 33 million gallons of desalinated water consumed in Mina |