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
MARCH 15, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW MAID IN A FIGHT FOR HER LIFE
Rizana Nafeek is appealing her death sentence for the accidental death of a child that a family
- MARCH 10, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST SORCERER
the Medina General Court in Saudi Arabia upheld its verdict against Arab sorcerer Ali Hussein Subat (aka Shahrzad), 46, for publicly practicing black magic and spreading corruption on the earth.
MARCH 4, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: SUDANESE MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Sudanese driver convicted of murdering his Saudi Arabian employer has
FEBRUARY 22, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword
FEBRUARY 17, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian man Ahmed al-Anzi was beheaded by the sword in the northern province
- FEBRUARY 4, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Filipino women, Idan Tejano and Noraisa Talib Mabanding...
two Filipino women, Idan Tejano and Noraisa Talib Mabanding...
- JANUARY 24, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR TRAFFICKING DRUGS
Mohsen bin Mohammed bin Saleh al-Mokhles was beheaded by the sword in Dammam in the east of the kingdom for trafficking in hashish according to a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- JANUARY 20, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ‘QATIF RAPIST’ SENTENCED TO DEATH
a man dubbed the Qatif rapist was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for raping over 100 women in 2006 and blackmailing many of his victims by recording the attacks on video.
- JANUARY 19, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in Abha, Saudi Arabia, for fatally
- JANUARY 14, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in Khamis Msheit
- JANUARY 13, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Redha bin Abid bin Abdullah Almabadi was beheaded by the sword for fatally stabbing Ahmed bin Mohammad al-Harbi in an argument, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- JANUARY 12, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA AMENDS DEATH SENTENCE LAW
Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council passed legislation amending the Criminal Procedure Law so that