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
- APRIL 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
EGYPTIAN FACES DEATH OVER SAUDI KORAN DESECRATION
an Egyptian living in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to death for desecrating the Koran and renouncing Islam.
- APRIL 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR RAPING MINORS
a Saudi man convicted of raping minors was executed by beheading in Riyadh, the
- APRIL 13, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED IN TABUK FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
the Saudi news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that Hamdan Bin-Ayyad Bin-Sulayman al-Mas'udi, a Saudi national, had been executed in Tabuk
- APRIL 13, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
sentenced to death for the murder of a man who attempted to blackmail her....
sentenced to death for the murder of a man who attempted to blackmail her...
- APRIL 10, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN ASIR REGION
the Saudi Press Agency SPA carried an Interior Ministry statement saying that Saudi citizen Fayiz Bin-Yusuf Bin-Muhammad al-Shihri was executed for fatally shooting Saudi citizen Hasan Bin-Ali Bin-Uthman al-Shihri after being found guilty in the courts.
- APRIL 9, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Saudi national Mejhar Al Dosari for murdering Saad Al Dosari, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency
- APRIL 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDERING COUNTRYMAN OVER DISPUTE
a Saudi man convicted of fatally shooting another Saudi over a dispute was beheaded, the Interior Ministry said.
- APRIL 4, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia executed Majid bin Othman bin Mohammed al-Adani, a Yemeni man
- APRIL 4, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA DRUG SMUGGLER EXECUTED
Mohammed bin Mubarak bin Ibrahim al-Radwan, a Saudi National...
- APRIL 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: LAST-MINUTE PARDON SAVES PAKISTANI TEEN FROM EXECUTION
an 18 year old Pakistani student convicted of killing a Burmese friend and sentenced to death three years ago was spared the death penalty hours before his execution, which had been scheduled to take place today.
- APRIL 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Khaled Abdul-Ghaffour, a Pakistan citizen...
Khaled Abdul-Ghaffour, a Pakistan citizen...
- APRIL 2, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Shafi al-Doussari, found guilty of murdering Mujab al-Doussari after an argument, was executed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.