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
- FEBRUARY 18, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saqr ibn Muhamad ibn Marzouk Al-Otaibi was executed...
Saqr ibn Muhamad ibn Marzouk Al-Otaibi was executed in Taif after being convicted of shooting to death his wife, Masbouba bint Daheem ibn Marzouk Al-Otaibi, her father, Daheem ibn Marzouk and her mother, Haya bint Lafa Al-Mutairi
- FEBRUARY 4, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A man was beheaded for shooting dead another Saudi...
A man was beheaded for shooting dead another Saudi man after a dispute
- JANUARY 26, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Amash ibn Mohsen Al-Qahtani was executed in Riyadh...
Amash ibn Mohsen Al-Qahtani was executed in Riyadh after he was found guilty of shooting and killing Saleh ibn Muhammad Al-Otaibi, another Saudi man
- JANUARY 1, 2000Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia has one of the highest rates of executions...
Saudi Arabia has one of the highest rates of executions in the world in both absolute numbers and per capita, accounting for more than 1,000 lives over the last 20 years
- DECEMBER 4, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 4, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man...
On December 4, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani man for stabbing to death an Afghani man following an argument
- DECEMBER 1, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On December 1, a campaign was promoted to raise the...
On December 1, a campaign was promoted to raise the sum of R 5 million ($1
- NOVEMBER 10, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On November 10, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for...
On November 10, Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man for shooting dead a compatriot after an argument
- OCTOBER 25, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 25, Aro Lando Loudinez, a Filipino man convicted...
On October 25, Aro Lando Loudinez, a Filipino man convicted of stabbing a taxi driver and robbing him, was executed
- OCTOBER 15, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 15, Sultan al-Shahri, a Saudi man, was executed...
On October 15, Sultan al-Shahri, a Saudi man, was executed for shooting to death a fellow citizen after a dispute
- OCTOBER 12, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 12, Abd al-Aziz Bin Faraj Bin Muharib al-Shammiri...
On October 12, Abd al-Aziz Bin Faraj Bin Muharib al-Shammiri was beheaded
- OCTOBER 8, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 8, Carlito Soriya a Filipino was beheaded...
On October 8, Carlito Soriya a Filipino was beheaded in the western city of Yanbu for stabbing Ali Hamza al-Mizayni to death following an argument
- OCTOBER 5, 1999Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
On October 5, Abdullah Bin Khidar Bin Muhammad al-Zahrani,...
On October 5, Abdullah Bin Khidar Bin Muhammad al-Zahrani, a Saudi Arabian national, was beheaded