You laugh about it but the largest man-made cruciform object in the world is in Arabia and you are not allowed to take pictures of it from the sea because of that - despite it being part of one of the world's most iconic buildings.

Sounds like the natives have risen chap.
Don't be like Gordon at Khartoum.

It is worth knowing that the King of that benighted wasteland has moblised 350,000 active troops in a state of readiness.

Jesus... Wait um...

It's hard to pick a good side between the current, twisted Saudi regime and the possibilities of what takes it's place, but I'd still prefer the former to the latter. I don't see any Arab moderates taking over anywhere in that region. I've been hearing for ages that the only solution to problems in the middle east is to "support the moderates". You might as well say "support the happy fairy pixie flying unicorns who poop bubblegum pie and piss rainbows" because neither exist or have any chance of taking over anything. The Saudis may have an army of 350k and modern weaponry, but then again so did the Iraqi army under Nouri Al-Maliki and his army fought like blind, retarded 3 year olds and now all their weaponry is in the hands of ISIL. When, not if, but when the Saudis start to lose that conflict, the US will send ground troops in and then the downward spiral accelerates.

If you are in Saudi Arabia now, I'd be looking for other work elsewhere before it's too late. Take the financial hit and get the f*ck out. When terrorist attacks do happen in Saudi they tend to be aimed squarely at foreigners, preferably Amercians, and those locals who you feel you can trust now can very well be the same people who turn you over to ISIS supporters for $$$. Next thing you know you'll get disappeared only to reappear later starring in a youtube video wearing an orange jump suit in the desert.