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
APRIL 30, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SERIAL RAPIST SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Saudi court sentenced a local man to death after he was convicted of raping and torturing
- APRIL 22, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded Mohammad ben Ali al-Alawi,
Saudi authorities beheaded Mohammad ben Ali al-Alawi,
- APRIL 14, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Filipino driver sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia
a Filipino driver sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia
APRIL 14, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI EXECUTED FOR MACHINEGUN MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the western city of Medina after he was convicted of
APRIL 12, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER
Saudi authorities executed a Pakistani man convicted of rape and murder, in the northwestern
- APRIL 10, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens in the eastern province of Qatif
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens in the eastern province of Qatif
- APRIL 9, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the northern town of Hael
Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the northern town of Hael
APRIL 6, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER BEHEADED BY SWORD
A Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in the capital, the interior ministry
- APRIL 1, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NATIONAL BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its nationals convicted of murdering a fellow Saudi in the southern
APRIL 1, 2013PakistanDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: THREE HANGED IN THE FIRST EXECUTIONS SINCE 2007
Kuwait hanged three convicted murderers in the first executions in the Gulf state since May 2007, the ministry of justice said.
MARCH 28, 2013YemenDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: BEHEADED AND CRUCIFIED FOR MURDER, SODOMY
Mohammed Rashad Khairi Hussain, a Yemeni national, was beheaded and crucified for having
- MARCH 25, 2013Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ABORTING 40 WOMEN
A Saudi court sentenced a man to death after he was convicted of aborting more than 40 pregnant women