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
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan man was executed for smuggling drugs
An Afghan man was executed for smuggling drugs
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A man was executed for stabbing to death a fellow citizen
A man was executed for stabbing to death a fellow citizen
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Hadi Bin-Ali Bin-Sa'ud al-Safar al-Qahtani was executed...
Hadi Bin-Ali Bin-Sa'ud al-Safar al-Qahtani was executed in Khamis Mushayt in Asir Governorate after having been found guilty of drug smuggling and killing a policeman
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Tambi Raj Kaisafan Mani Mandiram, an Indian national,...
Tambi Raj Kaisafan Mani Mandiram, an Indian national, was executed after being convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ali Bin-Muhammad Bin-Ali Mushrum was executed in Jazan...
Ali Bin-Muhammad Bin-Ali Mushrum was executed in Jazan after he was convicted of killing fellow Saudi Muhammad Bin-Jubran Bin-Jahhaf
- SEPTEMBER 17, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Egyptians, Al-Sa'id Mahmud Ibrahim Naqrish and...
Two Egyptians, Al-Sa'id Mahmud Ibrahim Naqrish and Hasan al-Sa'id Ibrahim Muhammad were executed in Al-Ula Governorate in Medina region after having been convicted of killing Saudi national Mansur Bin-Salim Bin-Ajaj al-Anazi
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sago Gham Mrogan , an Indian man, was found guilty...
Sago Gham Mrogan , an Indian man, was found guilty of smuggling heroin and was beheaded in Dammam in eastern Saudi Arabia
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A man convicted of drowning a fellow Saudi by pushing...
A man convicted of drowning a fellow Saudi by pushing him into a sewage ditch after they drank alcohol was executed in Riyadh
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Farhan Bin-Abdallah Bin-Radi was executed in Riyad...
Farhan Bin-Abdallah Bin-Radi was executed in Riyad after he was convicted of kidnapping and raping a woman, attempted kidnapping, forgery and impersonation of public officials
- SEPTEMBER 9, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian, Tawfiq Bin-Tasin Bin-Muhammad, was executed...
A Nigerian, Tawfiq Bin-Tasin Bin-Muhammad, was executed in Jiddah Governorate after he was convicted of drug smuggling
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The shari'ah court convicted Ali Bin-Muhammad Bin-Abdallah...
The shari'ah court convicted Ali Bin-Muhammad Bin-Abdallah al-Sharif of murdering another Saudi national, Muhammad Bin-Sultan Bin-Fayiz al-Buqmi and he was sentenced to death
- SEPTEMBER 4, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abd-al-Khayr Bin-Abdallah Bin-Makhdur al-Mizyani al-Harbi...
Abd-al-Khayr Bin-Abdallah Bin-Makhdur al-Mizyani al-Harbi was convicted of the murder of Ahmad Bin-Makhdur Al-Mizyani al-Harbi and executed in Jiddah