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
APRIL 15, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 800 EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT UNDER KING SALMAN
Saudi Arabia has carried out the 800th execution of King Salman bin Abdulaziz's five years of rule, human rights organisation Reprieve said on 14 April 2020.
MARCH 2, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUPREME COURT HANDS DOWN LIFE TERM TO IMPRISONED SHIA DISSIDENT
The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has sentenced an imprisoned political dissident from the oil-rich Eastern Province to life in prison, AhlulBayt News Agency reported on 1st March 2020.
FEBRUARY 26, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH, SEVEN TO JAIL IN IRAN SPYING CASE
A Saudi citizen was sentenced to death on 24 February 2020, with seven others facing years in jail on charges of treason and espionage on behalf of Iran, state television reported on 25 February.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia sentences 1 to death, 7 to jail in Iran spying case.
SAUDI ARABIA - Saudi Arabia sentences 1 to death, 7 to jail in Iran spying case.
FEBRUARY 19, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
The Ministry of Interior on 4 February 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of a Saudi man, Hamoud bin Muhammad bin Mughram Al Nahid Asiri, in Abha, in the Asir region.
FEBRUARY 18, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI WOMAN EXECUTED FOR HER HUSBAND’S MURDER
The Ministry of Interior on 30 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of a woman named Aisha Ahmed Omar Bahasin - Yemeni nationality.
JANUARY 23, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF DRUG SMUGGLER OF AMPHETAMINE PILL IN TABUK
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Muammar Al-Qadhafi Muhammad Omar Al-Qenawy, an Egyptian, in the Tabuk region for smuggling banned amphetamine pills.
- JANUARY 22, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF A DRUG TRAFFICKER IN AL-JOUF
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Abdul-Razzaq Hammoud Mahmoud, a Syrian national, in the Al-Jawf region, for smuggling a quantity of banned amphetamine pills.
JANUARY 21, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF A SAUDI FOR MURDER IN THE JAZAN REGION
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Suwaid bin Ali bin Ali Bakir Aati - a Saudi national – who killed his wife / Zahraa bint Hamad bin Ali Aati.
JANUARY 19, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION FOR MURDER IN RIYADH
The Ministry of Interior on 9 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Fahd bin Faleh bin Khalaf Al-Dossari - a Saudi national - in the city of Riyadh for murder.
JANUARY 17, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUPREME COURT ORDERS RETRIAL OF EGYPTIAN ENGINEER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court has ordered the retrial of Egyptian engineer Ali Abul-Qasim, who has been sentenced to death for smuggling and trafficking drugs in the kingdom, Ahram Online reported on 15 January 2020.
JANUARY 17, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION FOR MURDER IN AL-MAKHWAH GOVERNORATE, AL-BAHA
The Ministry of Interior on 8 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Ali bin Attia bin Hazia Al-Ataf Al-Ghamdi - a Saudi national