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
- DECEMBER 22, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi national Qaed bin Kamal al-Ziyadi was executed
Iraqi national Qaed bin Kamal al-Ziyadi was executed
- DECEMBER 21, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national Khaled bin Yussef Asf was executed by the sword
Pakistani national Khaled bin Yussef Asf was executed by the sword
- DECEMBER 20, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed bin Ali al-Banan al-Assiry, a Saudi national, was executed
Ahmed bin Ali al-Banan al-Assiry, a Saudi national, was executed
- DECEMBER 19, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed two Iraqis
Saudi Arabia executed two Iraqis
- DECEMBER 17, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed three Pakistanis
Saudi Arabia executed three Pakistanis
- DECEMBER 14, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdullah bin Awdah al-Dhabaan al-Ahmari was beheaded
Abdullah bin Awdah al-Dhabaan al-Ahmari was beheaded
- DECEMBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Filipino expatriate worker was spared beheading in Saudi Arabia
a Filipino expatriate worker was spared beheading in Saudi Arabia
- DECEMBER 10, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Iraqis who robbed and murdered a man they lured into their tent were executed
two Iraqis who robbed and murdered a man they lured into their tent were executed
- DECEMBER 5, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Dakhel bin Fahd bin Mohammad al-Ghlidawi, an Iraqi national, was executed
Dakhel bin Fahd bin Mohammad al-Ghlidawi, an Iraqi national, was executed
- NOVEMBER 29, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mansour bin Ahmad bin Saleh al-Bahluli, a Saudi national, was beheaded
Mansour bin Ahmad bin Saleh al-Bahluli, a Saudi national, was beheaded in the Red Sea city of Jeddah after being convicted of raping two women and several other crimes, the country’s interior ministry announced.
- OCTOBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni convicted of a double murder was beheaded in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern town of Abha
a Yemeni convicted of a double murder was beheaded in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern town of Abha
- OCTOBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a man named Amin bin Mohamed bin Mohamed al-Radeiy was beheaded
a man named Amin bin Mohamed bin Mohamed al-Radeiy was beheaded