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 3, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A man was executed in Hafar al-Batin after he was convicted...
A man was executed in Hafar al-Batin after he was convicted of selling hashish
- AUGUST 30, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Aziz Bin-Jubayr Bin-Hunaydib al-Majdali was executed...
Aziz Bin-Jubayr Bin-Hunaydib al-Majdali was executed in Mecca after he was convicted of killing compatriot Muslim Bin-Ayyaf Mu'afa al-Jahdali
- AUGUST 28, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Isa Muhammad Adam, a Nigerian national, was beheaded...
Isa Muhammad Adam, a Nigerian national, was beheaded in Jiddah after he was convicted by a shari'ah court of smuggling heroin and cocaine
- AUGUST 27, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Dawi Bin-Abdallah Bin-Manahi al-Rushaydi was executed...
Dawi Bin-Abdallah Bin-Manahi al-Rushaydi was executed in Riyadh after being convicted of the abduction and rape of two girls
- AUGUST 23, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdel Mussa Sheikh Mussa Abdel Mussa Sheikh Mussa,...
Abdel Mussa Sheikh Mussa Abdel Mussa Sheikh Mussa, an Indian man convicted of smuggling drugs, was beheaded in Riyadh
- AUGUST 13, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Khaled bin Ali al-Assiri was beheaded in the south-western...
Khaled bin Ali al-Assiri was beheaded in the south-western city of Asir for the murder of Abdullah bin Yahya al-Assiri, a fellow Saudi
- AUGUST 12, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Kanok Bonsod Sai and Ansawan Song, two Thai men who...
Kanok Bonsod Sai and Ansawan Song, two Thai men who were convicted of drug trafficking, were executed in Jiddah
- AUGUST 11, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Muhammad Bin-Ahmad Bin-Musa al-Hamdan was executed...
Muhammad Bin-Ahmad Bin-Musa al-Hamdan was executed in Al-Zulfi in Riyad Province after he was convicted of the murder of Khalid Bin-Muhammad Bin-Jurays al-Juraysi
- AUGUST 6, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Naser bin Raja al-Inizi was beheaded in Dammam after...
Naser bin Raja al-Inizi was beheaded in Dammam after he was caught trying to smuggle an unspecified quantity of hashish into country
- AUGUST 6, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Shah Jihan Mayah of Bangladesh was convicted of murdering...
Shah Jihan Mayah of Bangladesh was convicted of murdering Abdullah bin Ali al-Ashwan and mutilating his body
- AUGUST 1, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan man convicted of smuggling heroin was beheaded...
An Afghan man convicted of smuggling heroin was beheaded near Mecca
- JULY 27, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mohammed Amin Mansour, a Yemeni, was found guilty of...
Mohammed Amin Mansour, a Yemeni, was found guilty of stabbing and shooting to death Mohammed bin Humaidi al-Qahtani