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 20, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement that...
The Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement that Sa'id Bin Nasir Bin Muhammad Bin Jarwan Al-Asmari, a Saudi national, was publicly beheaded for shooting dead a relative during an argument
- AUGUST 19, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Press Agency reported that Kanujia Din Dayal,...
The Saudi Press Agency reported that Kanujia Din Dayal, an Indian man, was beheaded for murdering a Saudi national by bashing his head with a rock during an argument
- AUGUST 15, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Britons who admitted their guilt for three bomb...
Three Britons who admitted their guilt for three bomb explosions in the kingdom in 2000 could face the death penalty
- AUGUST 11, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Yahia...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Yahia bin Mayyid al-Karni was publicly beheaded in Southern Saudi Arabia after being convicted of shooting dead a young woman from his tribe
- AUGUST 2, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that a Nigerian...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that a Nigerian man was publicly beheaded in the Red Port city of Jeddah for smuggling cocaine into the country
- JULY 31, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi Press Agency reported that a Saudi man convicted...
The Saudi Press Agency reported that a Saudi man convicted of battering his father to death with a tent pole had been executed
- JULY 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Of 889 executions recorded by Amnesty International...
Of 889 executions recorded by Amnesty International between 1990 and 2000, over half of the victims were migrant workers
- JULY 24, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The authorities in Saudi Arabia carried out two executions
The authorities in Saudi Arabia carried out two executions
- JULY 20, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that two Saudi...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that two Saudi brothers were beheaded for raping a woman at knife-point
- JULY 17, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudi men for abducting and...
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Saudi men for abducting and raping a boy after getting drunk
- JULY 9, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man and his Yemeni accomplice...
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man and his Yemeni accomplice for killing a man with a meat cleaver in a row over money
- JULY 6, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Khaled...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that Khaled bin Nasser al-Khaledi was beheaded for abducting and raping a boy after getting drunk