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 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
- OCTOBER 11, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded in the western city of Taef...
A Saudi man was beheaded in the western city of Taef after he was convicted of murder
- OCTOBER 8, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Cassation in Saudi Arabia dropped the...
The Court of Cassation in Saudi Arabia dropped the death sentence for three men accused of taking part in a series of armed robberies targeting a number of local Saudi banks and replaced it with imprisonment, but upheld the death sentence for a fourth sus
- OCTOBER 5, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was executed by the sword in the town of...
A Saudi man was executed by the sword in the town of Abha in the southern province of Assir after he was convicted of murdering a compatriot, the interior ministry announced
- OCTOBER 4, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi national convicted of...
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi national convicted of murdering a man after a row between their relatives, the Interior Ministry said
- OCTOBER 1, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A three-judge special judicial committee ordered that...
A three-judge special judicial committee ordered that four suspects arrested in connection with a series of robberies targeting the Saudi French Bank and Al-Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation be put to death