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
- AUGUST 30, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Iraqis convicted of beating and stabbing to death...
Two Iraqis convicted of beating and stabbing to death an elderly Sudanese man and then stealing his money were executed
- AUGUST 29, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Interior Ministry statement said that Ali bin Ayed...
An Interior Ministry statement said that Ali bin Ayed bin Shadad, a Saudi national convicted of multiple armed robbery, was executed
- AUGUST 21, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An unnamed man who killed a male relative with a machine...
An unnamed man who killed a male relative with a machine gun because of a dispute was beheaded in the province of Asir, the Interior Ministry said
- AUGUST 20, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into...
A Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the Gulf Arab state was beheaded, the Interior Ministry said
- AUGUST 14, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hayel al-Sayed Mohammedain, an Egyptian man convicted...
Hayel al-Sayed Mohammedain, an Egyptian man convicted of murder was beheaded
- AUGUST 14, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia: a men beheaded and two had his right hand amputated
- AUGUST 12, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi authorities executed Yemeni national Muhammad...
The Saudi authorities executed Yemeni national Muhammad Bin-Hasan Bin-Umar Bin-Ali in Jedda after he was convicted by the Islamic Sharia Court of rape and theft
- AUGUST 12, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The beheading of an Indian national, convicted of smuggling...
The beheading of an Indian national, convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia, at a public place in al Khobar highlights the need for creating awareness among job seekers from being exploited as drug carriers
- AUGUST 11, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia flogged 12 teenage boys in public for...
Saudi Arabia flogged 12 teenage boys in public for harassing women, Saudi media reported
- AUGUST 11, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Ali Haji, an Indian national convicted of...
Mohammed Ali Haji, an Indian national convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia, was beheaded in Al Khobar, the Saudi news agency (SPA) said
- AUGUST 4, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Iraqi man for kidnapping a...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Iraqi man for kidnapping a Saudi national for ransom, the Saudi Press Agency reported
- JULY 31, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Russia lashed out at Saudi Arabia for handing down...
Russia lashed out at Saudi Arabia for handing down light jail sentences to two Chechens who hijacked a Russian plane at knifepoint last year, saying the verdict could make the kingdom look like a "breeding ground for potential terrorists