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
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
NEPAL ASKS SAUDI TO DELAY YADAV'S EXECUTION
the Nepali embassy in Riyadh asked for a delay in the execution of Nepali migrant worker Umesh Yadav, 31, from Machijhitakaiya village of Dhanusha district, to ask the victim's relatives to grant a pardon in exchange for blood money.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted
Saudi Arabia beheaded a man after he was convicted of killing a drinking partner while they were consuming alcohol.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR KILLING SECURITY OFFICIAL
Fahd bin Saif Al-Qahtani was executed for killing security official Hasan bin Salem
NOVEMBER 23, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: IRAQI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
An Iraqi man was executed after being convicted of murdering a Saudi national in the kingdom's
- NOVEMBER 14, 2011ChadDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 2 CHADIANS, SAUDI BEHEADED FOR RAPE
Three men, a Saudi and two Chadians, were executed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
NOVEMBER 13, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
A man convicted of murdering a fellow Saudi was beheaded in Najran, southern Saudi Arabia
- OCTOBER 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: FIVE INDONESIAN MAIDS ON DEATH ROW
five Indonesian maids sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia are appealing for clemency.
- OCTOBER 27, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded two men convicted of murder, one who ran over his victims and the other who deliberately hit his victim's car, the interior ministry announced.
OCTOBER 26, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EMIRATI PAYS OVER $4M TO SAVE KILLER’S LIFE
in Saudi Arabia, an unknown UAE donor gave more than $4 million (Dh14.69m) to save a
OCTOBER 19, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR BURNING HUSBAND TO DEATH
A Saudi woman convicted of burning her husband to death was beheaded today, the
- OCTOBER 18, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO MEN BEHEADED FOR RAPE
Two Saudi men were beheaded by the sword for rape in southwestern Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the kingdom's official news agency.
- OCTOBER 17, 2011Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA MAID FACING DEATH SENTENCE IN SAUDI
Tuti Tursilawati, an Indonesian maid from Cikeusik village, Majalengka, in West Java, was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after Ramadan in 2011.