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
MAY 19, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi national for a murder resulting from a
- MAY 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: LAWSUIT OVER MUEED EXECUTION REJECTED
the Saudi Arabian Court of Grievances refused to consider the case of a 16-year-old Saudi whose father claims he was executed for a crime he committed when he was a minor.
MAY 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded in Riyadh after being convicted of murder, the
MAY 11, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO JUVENILES EXECUTED AMONG A GROUP OF FIVE
two men who were juveniles at the time of their alleged crimes were beheaded by Saudi
MAY 10, 2009ChadDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FIVE CONVICTED CRIMINALS EXECUTED IN MADINAH
Five men sentenced to death for crimes including theft, child abduction, rape, and
- MAY 8, 2009NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NIGERIAN NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR RAPE
a Nigerian national was executed in Saudi Arabia after being found guilty of sexually
- MAY 7, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIAN MIGRANT WORKER IN SAUDI ARABIA SENTENCED TO DEATH
the family of Indonesian migrant worker Eti Toyib Anwar, 35, of Majalengka regency in West Java, asked the government's assistance after she was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for murdering her employer
- MAY 6, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TWO YEMENI MEN BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded two Yemeni men convicted of fatally shooting a
- APRIL 26, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: INDIAN SPARED DEATH SENTENCE, RETURNS HOME
Indian national Abu Rafe, 27, who was sentenced to death by the Abha Central Court in Saudi Arabia in 2007 for murder, was set free by the same court.
- APRIL 25, 2009IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: 14 INDONESIANS FACE DEATH SENTENCES IN SAUDI ARABIA
as many as 14 Indonesians are facing death sentence from Saudi Arabia courts for alleged involvements in several murder cases.
- APRIL 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: REVOKE DEATH PENALTY FOR MINORS: NSHR
the Saudi Arabian National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) called for “revoking capital punishment against minors who are not responsible for their actions,” said NSHR's Suhaila Zain Al-Abidine
- APRIL 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI MAN BEHEADED OVER SHOOTING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Yemeni man convicted of fatally shooting a