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 25, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia voted against the resolution on the death...
Saudi Arabia voted against the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 25, 2001 (2001/68)
- APRIL 19, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded in Khamis Mushayt, Abd-al-Aziz...
Saudi Arabia beheaded in Khamis Mushayt, Abd-al-Aziz Bin-Shai Bin-Ali al-Shahrani a Saudi man, for stabbing to death a compatriot during a fight
- APRIL 10, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hibah Bin-Zulan Bin-Jubran Hurubi, a Saudi resident,...
Hibah Bin-Zulan Bin-Jubran Hurubi, a Saudi resident, was beheaded for raping colleague's wife after threatening her with a knife
- APRIL 6, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hamid bin Makbool bin Muhammad Al Heji Al Safyani was...
Hamid bin Makbool bin Muhammad Al Heji Al Safyani was beheaded for shooting to death his Nigerian wife during an argument
- APRIL 5, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sheikh Humoud bin Aqla Al Shuabi, a prominent religious...
Sheikh Humoud bin Aqla Al Shuabi, a prominent religious figure in Al Qaseem, Saudi Arabia, has issued a fatwa, calling for famous Kuwaiti artist, Abdullah Al Rwaishid, to be sentenced to death for using a chapter of the Holy Quran in a song
- MARCH 30, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A killer was beheaded in Saudi Arabia
A killer was beheaded in Saudi Arabia
- MARCH 20, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abd-al-Ilah Muhammad Bin-Ali al-Sayyid, a Sudanese...
Abd-al-Ilah Muhammad Bin-Ali al-Sayyid, a Sudanese man was executed in the Saudi city of Mecca after being found guilty of the murder of a compatriot, Ata al-Minan Bin-Muhammad, following an argument
- MARCH 13, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals after he...
Saudi Arabia executed one of its nationals after he was convicted of murder, in the capital Riyadh
- FEBRUARY 22, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sami bin Sulaiman al-Qurashi, a Saudi national was...
Sami bin Sulaiman al-Qurashi, a Saudi national was publicly beheaded after being found guilty by an Islamic shari'a court of murdering a compatriot
- FEBRUARY 19, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was executed in the city of Najran for...
A Saudi man was executed in the city of Najran for strangling his sister to death
- FEBRUARY 18, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Prince Charles pleaded with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince...
Prince Charles pleaded with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz for the lives of three Britons who face being beheaded in Saudi Arabia, after Arab Ministers vowed to carry out their executions
- FEBRUARY 16, 2001Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani man was executed in the sea port city of...
A Pakistani man was executed in the sea port city of Jedah for stabbing to death his Afghan wife