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 21, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Wazir bin Zarif Shinwari, an Afghan man, was beheaded...
Wazir bin Zarif Shinwari, an Afghan man, was beheaded in the western city of Jiddah in Saudi Arabia
- JANUARY 15, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed two women, a mother and daughter,...
Saudi Arabia executed two women, a mother and daughter, convicted of killing their husband and father and burning his body in the desert
- JANUARY 14, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for shooting dead...
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for shooting dead a fellow national
- JANUARY 13, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdel-Rahim Shah Qulshawal, a Pakistani national was...
Abdel-Rahim Shah Qulshawal, a Pakistani national was beheaded for heroin smuggling in the town of Al-Khobar
- JANUARY 9, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Sri Lankan man for the murder...
Saudi Arabia executed a Sri Lankan man for the murder of a fellow Sri Lankan while he was sleeping
- JANUARY 8, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed an Indian man, Chandra Baboragoon,...
Saudi Arabia executed an Indian man, Chandra Baboragoon, and a Pakistani for smuggling heroin
- JANUARY 1, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two men for murder, the Interior...
Saudi Arabia beheaded two men for murder, the Interior Ministry said
- JANUARY 1, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic...
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law that prescribes the death sentence for murder, rape, drug trafficking and armed robbery
- NOVEMBER 23, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sayf al-Rahman Habib Khan Abd-al-Jabbar, a Pakistani...
Sayf al-Rahman Habib Khan Abd-al-Jabbar, a Pakistani national, was executed for smuggling heroin
- NOVEMBER 19, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Indian national was executed in Dammam in the Eastern...
An Indian national was executed in Dammam in the Eastern Region
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A man was executed for shooting to death a compatriot...
A man was executed for shooting to death a compatriot in a dispute
- NOVEMBER 16, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Four Philippine citizens were executed in Mecca
Four Philippine citizens were executed in Mecca