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 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
APRIL 20, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: WOMAN BEHEADED FOR FATALLY SHOOTING HUSBAND
Authorities have beheaded a Saudi woman convicted of shooting her husband and
APRIL 14, 2009YemenDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI BEHEADED FOR GARROTTING COMPATRIOT
a Yemeni was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia for garrotting a compatriot with
- APRIL 13, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DEATH ROW PRISONERS PARDONED
the Reconciliation Committee in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, secured pardons for two death row inmates some 48 hours before their scheduled execution. Awad and Amer were sentenced to death for murder
- APRIL 9, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, ROBBERY
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of rape and robbery was beheaded. An Interior
- APRIL 7, 2009PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: THREE PAKISTANIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded three Pakistanis convicted of killing a fellow Pakistani man, the Interior Ministry said in a statement in state news agency SPA.
- 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.