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
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted...
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, money laundering and incitement to murder, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudi border guards were executed by the sword...
Three Saudi border guards were executed by the sword in Araar, which borders Iraq, for trying to smuggle a large quantity of hashish into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Four members of a gang of robbers ? three Saudis and...
Four members of a gang of robbers ? three Saudis and one Pakistani ? were sentenced to death by a court in Jeddah after being convicted of committing armed robberies in two banks in the city
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Oudah bin Musaed bin Oudah al-Huwayti, a Saudi man...
Oudah bin Musaed bin Oudah al-Huwayti, a Saudi man convicted of killing and burning the corpse of a compatriot, was beheaded in the northwestern city of Tabuk
- AUGUST 19, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
three Saudi men convicted of raping a minor have been beheaded...
three Saudi men convicted of raping a minor have been beheaded by the sword in the southwest region of Asir, the state news agency has reported.
- AUGUST 19, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
three men, named Mania bin Zafir al-Sharani, Mujri bin Muhammad al-Nishawi...
three men, named Mania bin Zafir al-Sharani, Mujri bin Muhammad al-Nishawi...
- AUGUST 13, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese national was beheaded for the stabbing death...
A Sudanese national was beheaded for the stabbing death of a Saudi during a fight
- JULY 20, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Foreigners condemned to death in Saudi Arabia typically...
Foreigners condemned to death in Saudi Arabia typically were unaware of their sentences and had no advance notice of their date of execution, according to former prisoners in the Arab kingdom
- JULY 18, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded Adnan al-Shahrani in the capital...
Saudi Arabia beheaded Adnan al-Shahrani in the capital Riyadh on for attempting to rape a woman in her home, the Interior Ministry said
- JULY 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Sri Lankan woman was beheaded in the Saudi capital...
A Sri Lankan woman was beheaded in the Saudi capital for murdering her employer, the Interior Ministry said
- JUNE 26, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi government beheaded 52 men and one woman...
The Saudi government beheaded 52 men and one woman last year for crimes including murder, homosexuality, armed robbery and drug trafficking
- JUNE 18, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Interior ministry said the country had executed...
The Saudi Interior ministry said the country had executed Saqr bin Abdulaziz al-Subayee in the western city of Taif after he had been convicted the previous month of fatally shooting another Saudi during an argument