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 4, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN BEHEADED AFTER CONVICTED OF MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of murdering a compatriot was beheaded by the sword, according to an Interior Ministry statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- APRIL 2, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI COURT UPHOLDS CANADIAN'S DEATH SENTENCE
a lower court in Saudi Arabia upheld the death penalty against a Canadian in the killing of a Syrian-born teenager, the Arab News reported.
MARCH 27, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO EXECUTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER
two Saudi Arabian men were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of the
- MARCH 20, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sri Lanka is still awaiting a written judgment...
Sri Lanka is still awaiting a written judgment on the ruling regarding the case involving two Sri Lankans who are facing execution in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, over having an illicit affair.
MARCH 16, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword for shooting dead a Bangladeshi
- MARCH 13, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: CRIMINAL GANG LEADER BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man convicted of petty theft and running a
- MARCH 8, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS SECURED PARDON
Mecca Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the Reconciliation Committee in the province...
- MARCH 5, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
GOVT TO APPEAL ON BEHALF OF LANKANS ON DEATH ROW
the Sri Lankan government will appeal on behalf of two Sri Lankan nationals against whom death sentences were issued by a court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- MARCH 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
authorities beheaded a Saudi Arabian man convicted of murdering his mother and an Indonesian maid. An
- MARCH 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN ON DEATH ROW CHEATS DEATH TWICE
Jizan inmate Yahya Al-Mujaribi was spared execution a second time in Saudi Arabia.
- MARCH 2, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI BEHEADED FOR KILLING HIS FATHER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a citizen convicted of murdering his father following a dispute
FEBRUARY 23, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: PRISONER EXECUTED IN PUBLIC
a Saudi Arabian man sentenced to death for murder was beheaded in the western port city of