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 17, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH PENALTY FOR CITIZEN WHO COMMITTED MULTIPLE ACTS OF TERROR
A Saudi national was given a death penalty on July 11, 2024 after committing multiple acts of terror, as per the country's Ministry of Interior.
JULY 16, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 100 EXECUTIONS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2024
Saudi Arabia has executed 100 people from the beginning of 2024 to July 15th, representing almost one execution every two days.
JULY 15, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED AFTER BEING SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior issued a statement on July 13, 2024 informing citizens and residents of the execution of a retribution death sentence against an offender in the Eastern Province.
JULY 2, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: RIYADH COURT SCRAPS KERALA MAN'S DEATH PENALTY, TO BE RELEASED FROM JAIL SOON
The death penalty of Kozhikode native Abdul Rahim who is currently jailed in Saudi Arabia has been officially scrapped, Mathrubhumi web site reported on July 2, 2024.
- MAY 19, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SHIITE MAN EXECUTED FOR THREATENING NATIONAL SECURITY
Saudi Arabia on May 13, 2024 executed a shiite man for threatening national security by financing terrorism and associating with terrorist elements.
MAY 13, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO SYRIAN NATIONALS EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING NARCOTICS
Saudi Arabia on May 11, 2024 executed two Syrians over their alleged involvement in drug smuggling within the Kingdom, as the trafficking of narcotics from Syria continues to plague the region.
MAY 6, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ESCALATING CONCERNS OVER THE LIVES OF MINORS THREATENED WITH DEATH
Saudi Arabia’s court of appeal in April 2024 approved death sentences for two Saudi men for protest-related crimes allegedly committed as children, Human Rights Watch and 26 other organizations said on April 29, 2024 in a joint statement.
APRIL 8, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FATHER PARDONS SON’S KILLER DAYS BEFORE EXECUTION
Saudi citizen Ati Al Maliki in Mecca has granted a pardon to the killer of his son Abdullah, just days before the scheduled execution set for April 17, without seeking any compensation in return, Gulf News reported on April 7, 2024.
- MARCH 7, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: FIVE PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR MURDER DURING ARMED ROBBERY
Five Pakistanis have been executed on March 5, 2024 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on charges of killing a watchman during an armed robbery.
- MARCH 2, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: FIVE YEMENIS EXECUTED IN LATEST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT WAVE
Saudi Arabia on February 28, 2024 executed five Yemeni nationals charged with murder and robbery, state media reported, bringing the number of executions in the kingdom this year to 34.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 7 EXECUTED FOR 'TERRORISM' OFFENSES, STATE MEDIA SAY
Saudi Arabia executed seven people for "terrorism" offenses on February 27, 2024, state media said, the highest single-day figure since 81 were put to death in March 2022.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 4 EXPATS EXECUTED FOR KILLING SUDANESE
Saudi Arabia on January 31, 2024 executed four Ethiopian expatriates on charges of murdering a Sudanese national.