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
- JULY 23, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On July 23, a Nigerian national, identified as Idriss...
On July 23, a Nigerian national, identified as Idriss Aissa Muhammad, was beheaded in Jeddah Governorate, Mecca Region, after being found guilty of smuggling an unspecified quantity of heroin into the Kingdom
- JULY 22, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999,...
Saudi Arabia signed the letter, dated 22 July 1999, addressed to the President of the Economic and Social Council, in which the retentionist countries dissociated from the Commission on Human Rights resolution 1999/61 on the question of the death penalty
- JULY 16, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On July 16, a Nigerian woman named Aisha Saada Qassem...
On July 16, a Nigerian woman named Aisha Saada Qassem and Habib Qal Mohammad, an Afghan, were both executed after being convicted of smuggling cocaine and heroin into the country
- JULY 2, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On July 2, a Jordanian man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia...
On July 2, a Jordanian man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for smuggling drugs into the Kingdom
- JUNE 22, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 22, a Saudi man was executed for shooting dead...
On June 22, a Saudi man was executed for shooting dead a compatriot in a dispute over land, in the southern Asir Province of the Kingdom
- JUNE 20, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 20, Abdullah Ibrahim Mohammed, a Nigerian man,...
On June 20, Abdullah Ibrahim Mohammed, a Nigerian man, was executed for armed robbery
- JUNE 18, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 18, Huwaymal Hulayyal Musallim al- 'Utwi, was...
On June 18, Huwaymal Hulayyal Musallim al- 'Utwi, was executed for smuggling an unspecified quantity of hashish
- JUNE 18, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 18, Abdul-Rahman wild Habibullah, an Afghan...
On June 18, Abdul-Rahman wild Habibullah, an Afghan national convicted of smuggling heroin, was put to death near Mecca
- JUNE 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On June 1, a Saudi was executed for killing a compatriot...
On June 1, a Saudi was executed for killing a compatriot in a dispute
- MAY 31, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On May 31, a Saudi man was executed in the Qassim region...
On May 31, a Saudi man was executed in the Qassim region for murdering his wife
- MAY 28, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On May 28, a Nigerian woman and an Indian were beheaded...
On May 28, a Nigerian woman and an Indian were beheaded for smuggling cocaine and heroin
- MAY 14, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On May 14, Obon John Khok Kroad, a Thai national, was...
On May 14, Obon John Khok Kroad, a Thai national, was executed in the town of Ha'ir, in the Riyad Region, for killing his Saudi sponsor, Milhim Bin Sa'ud Bin Milhim Bin al-Subay'i, by bringing down a large cleaver on his head and other parts of his body d