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 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
- NOVEMBER 4, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A man was executed in Dammam after being convicted...
A man was executed in Dammam after being convicted of shooting and killing a compatriot during a dispute
- NOVEMBER 3, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Islamic Shari'ah Court convicted and sentenced...
The Islamic Shari'ah Court convicted and sentenced to death Ahmad Bin-Mitrik Bin-Abdallah al-Utaybi for killing a compatriot, Humud Bin-Muhammad Bin-Dayfallah al-Utaybi