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
JANUARY 14, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI 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 PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA AMENDS DEATH SENTENCE LAW
Saudi Arabia’s Shura Council passed legislation amending the Criminal Procedure Law so that
JANUARY 11, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA CARRIES OUT FIRST EXECUTION OF 2010
A Saudi man was beheaded in Madinah for raping and robbing four women after offering to give them a
- JANUARY 9, 2010JordanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SUPREME COURT REVOKES DEATH SENTENCE AGAINST TWO
the Saudi Arabian Supreme Court annulled the death sentences of two high school pupils accused of murdering a fellow student, Munther Al-Haraki, in January 2007.
- JANUARY 1, 2010Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law that prescribes the death sentence for murder...
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law that prescribes the death sentence for murder, apostasy, rape, drug trafficking, highway robbery, sabotage and armed robbery.
- DECEMBER 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni convicted of rape was beheaded...
a Yemeni convicted of rape was beheaded...
DECEMBER 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR STABBING FATHER TO DEATH
Saudi Arabian national Khaled bin Saleh al-Owfi was beheaded by the sword in Mecca after being convicted of stabbing his father to death.
- DECEMBER 16, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NO BEHEADING OF FILIPINO COUPLE IN SAUDI—DFA
a Filipino couple who were supposed to have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia on December 11 are alive and in jail as their case is still under investigation, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
- DECEMBER 11, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SWEDISH EU - PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON DEATH PENALTY AND EXECUTION IN SAUDI ARABIA
the Presidency of the European Union expresses its concern regarding recent reports of death sentences in Saudi Arabia for activities defined as "sorcery".
- DECEMBER 7, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED AND CRUCIFIED
A man was beheaded and then crucified in the Saudi Arabian city of Hail.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING SISTER
Saudi Arabian man Mourif al-Ribai was executed in the Kharj region of Riyadh after being convicted of murdering his sister, the interior ministry announced in a statement carried by the official SPA agency.