Some people I know from Saudi Arabia refer to it as Saudi, so maybe thats the be...

marcosdumay · 2026-05-20T14:33:02 1779287582

"Arabia" is the name of the entire peninsula. There's half a dozen countries there.

xinu2020 · 2026-05-20T13:40:45 1779284445

KSA works too and matches UAE pattern.

caymanjim · 2026-05-20T14:21:46 1779286906

KSA is never used in US media. No one here would know what it meant.

embedding-shape · 2026-05-20T16:23:07 1779294187

I'm sure almost no one watching US media knows what "human rights" or "asm.js" is, yet we allowed them in HN titles still.

malfist · 2026-05-20T15:26:17 1779290777

I know what it means and I'm in the US.

reaperducer · 2026-05-20T15:16:09 1779290169

No one here would know what it meant.

Unless they collect stamps.

graemep · 2026-05-20T17:53:15 1779299595

I have heard lots of people who refer to it as Saudi and that would be a reasonable way to do it IMO.

nish__ · 2026-05-20T15:58:06 1779292686

Yes. Say Saudi.