Saudi Arabia
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- absolute monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- Sharia applies; a fundamental law establishing the rights and responsibilities of the government was introduced in 1992
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Sharia law but some secular norms have been introduced
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- Advisory Council, appointed by the king for 4 years
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Council of Justice
RELIGIONS
100% Muslims
From the country
- JULY 27, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN AL-JAWF
the official Saudi Press Agency carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement saying that the Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Saudi national Abdallah Bin-Muhammad Bin-Durzi al-Daghmi.
- JULY 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword..
- JULY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SRI LANKAN MAID WINS REPRIEVE FROM DEATH PENALTY
lawyers of Rizana Nafeek, a 19 year old migrant worker from Sri Lanka,
- JULY 21, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI CITIZEN EXECUTED IN MECCA FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Press Agency announced that the Shari'ah Court convicted...
- JULY 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR KNIFE MURDER
a man identified as Dahyan-al-Subaiei was beheaded in the holy city of Taif, east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for murdering another with a knife
- JULY 18, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED IN MEDINA FOR MURDER - INTERIOR MINISTRY
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi national Muhammad Bin-Hamdan Bin-Mu'aytiq al-Sahli of the crime of murdering fellow Saudi national Awwad Bin-Uwayd al-Sahli al-Har
- JULY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI POLICEMAN CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded Khaled al-Juhani, a Saudi policeman convicted of sexual assault in Medina, according to an Interior Ministry statement.
- JULY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NIGERIAN EXECUTED IN JEDDA FOR SMUGGLING COCAINE
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the Court of Cassation has upheld the death sentence against Saghiru Kayudi Ijbaji, a Nigerian national who was convicted of the crime of smuggling cocaine i
- JULY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. GROUP SEEKS 400 PARDONS
Saudi Arabia's Higher Committee for Reconciliation is seeking pardons for 400 death
- JULY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED
the official Saudi PressAgency carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announcing
- JULY 12, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA
Sheik Mastaan, alias Mohammed Salim, was sentenced to death by the Sharia court of Dammam in Saudi Arabia for allegedly transporting narcotic drugs.
- JULY 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Safun Muhammed Ali Ahmed al Zahifi, a Yemen national...
Safun Muhammed Ali Ahmed al Zahifi, a Yemen national...