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
- JUNE 16, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that a Pakistani...
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that a Pakistani man was beheaded in Dammam after being found guilty of smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the country
- JUNE 16, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Pakistanis and two Bangladeshis were executed...
Three Pakistanis and two Bangladeshis were executed Riyadh after having been found guilty of murder
- JUNE 11, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Wahhab Abdallah Tuta'il, an Indian man convicted of...
Wahhab Abdallah Tuta'il, an Indian man convicted of smuggling drugs into Saudi Arabia, was beheaded
- JUNE 10, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sa'd Bin-Fatis Bin-Abdallah al-Zahrani was executed...
Sa'd Bin-Fatis Bin-Abdallah al-Zahrani was executed in Al-Mindak Governorate, Al-Bahah region
- JUNE 6, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Salih Hamad Muhammad Al-Ziyadi, an Iraqi national,...
Salih Hamad Muhammad Al-Ziyadi, an Iraqi national, was beheaded in Rafha after being convicted of smuggling drugs into the country
- JUNE 4, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sa'id Bin-Salim Bin-Sa'id was executed in Mecca
Sa'id Bin-Salim Bin-Sa'id was executed in Mecca
- MAY 30, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Al-Haji Bin-Staro Bin-Adimola Bin-Yusuf, a Nigerian,...
Al-Haji Bin-Staro Bin-Adimola Bin-Yusuf, a Nigerian, was executed in Mecca after being convicted of smuggling heroin
- MAY 30, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Manuel Bruna Ronilion Peridon, a Filipino, was executed...
Manuel Bruna Ronilion Peridon, a Filipino, was executed in Mecca after being convicted of attempting to murder a Saudi national in the governorate of Jiddah (forse è lo stesso della notizia sopra)
- MAY 30, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Filipino man was sentenced to death and executed...
A Filipino man was sentenced to death and executed for stabbing and seriously wounding a taxi driver outside the Red Sea port city of Jeddah
- MAY 30, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Zeinullah Khan Arjoun Khan, a Pakistani, was beheaded...
Zeinullah Khan Arjoun Khan, a Pakistani, was beheaded in Riyad after being convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia
- MAY 26, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nawwaf Bin-Marzuq Bin-Abdallah and Mas'ad Bin-Luwayfi...
Nawwaf Bin-Marzuq Bin-Abdallah and Mas'ad Bin-Luwayfi Bin-Khudayr were executed in Medina after having been found guilty of consuming alcohol, then breaking into a house and raping a woman
- MAY 26, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Salim Ahmad Hassan Mash'ali, an Iraqi national, was...
Salim Ahmad Hassan Mash'ali, an Iraqi national, was executed in Hafr al-Batin, after having been found guilty of smuggling hashish into Saudi Arabia