The LDS Church does not release membership figures in Saudi Arabia or Yemen due to lack of official recognition.

[8] LDS Church members in the region are primarily from western countries and the Philippines.

Church services in the Arabian Peninsula are typically held on Friday, the Muslim Holy day.

[10] As with most other congregations in the Middle East, it meets on Friday, the holy day in Islam.

[12][13] In 2018, as many as ten congregations meet privately in undisclosed locations in Saudi Arabia.

[14] If there are any LDS Church congregations meeting in Yemen, it is likely done privately in the homes of members.

On April 5, 2020, church president Russell M. Nelson announced a temple will be constructed in Dubai.