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
- JANUARY 1, 2002Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Seven Westerners, including five Britons, are awaiting...
Seven Westerners, including five Britons, are awaiting trial in Saudi Arabia for some of the bomb attacks and could face the death penalty if convicted
- DECEMBER 3, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
HRH Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Second Deputy Premier,...
HRH Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General, paid SR4 million to save the neck of Ahmed Yahia Muhammad Al-Mutami who spent seven years in Hafr Al-Batin prison awaiting execution for preme
- NOVEMBER 13, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national Abdallah Bin-Zafir Bin-Dabban al-Qahtani...
Saudi national Abdallah Bin-Zafir Bin-Dabban al-Qahtani was executed in Abha, according to the Saudi Interior Ministry, the Saudi news agency reported
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Afghani man was beheaded for smuggling heroin into...
An Afghani man was beheaded for smuggling heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man for smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 16, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded for smuggling heroin and hashish...
A Saudi man was beheaded for smuggling heroin and hashish into the kingdom on more than one occasion, the official Saudi Press Agency reported
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead two compatriots during an argument, the official Saudi Press Agency reported
- SEPTEMBER 7, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded for stabbing dead a compatriot...
A Saudi man was beheaded for stabbing dead a compatriot during an argument, Saudi television reported
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling an unspecified amount of hashish into the kingdom
- AUGUST 24, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi news agency SPA reported that Duwayhi Bin-Fuhayd...
The Saudi news agency SPA reported that Duwayhi Bin-Fuhayd Bin-Muhammad al-Qahtani, a Saudi national, was executed on after being found guilty of armed robbery and sexually assaulting young boys
- AUGUST 24, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Sayed...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Sayed bin Mahboub Sayed Amir, an Indian man, was executed for smuggling heroin into the country
- AUGUST 23, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry announced...
A statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry announced that Harun Bin-Muhammad Adam, a Sudanese national, was executed after the Islamic Shari'ah Court found him guilty of the murder of Malak Akram, a Pakistani