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
- DECEMBER 20, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Assyr after being convicted of
A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword in the southwestern region of Assyr after being convicted of
- DECEMBER 17, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SWORD USED TO BEHEAD KILLERS
Two men were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of murder.
- DECEMBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER OF COMPATRIOT
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a compatriot
- DECEMBER 10, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI: THREE DEATH ROW PRISONERS ESCAPE FROM SAUDI PRISON
three prisoners sentenced to death escaped Malas prison in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh after attacking a prison guard, an official Saudi source said.
- DECEMBER 3, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI URGED NOT TO EXECUTE MAN OVER 1981 MURDER
Saudi and international rights groups asked Saudi Arabia's authorities to prevent the execution of a man tried twice for the same crime committed 27 years ago
- NOVEMBER 28, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI, STATELESS ARAB BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
a Saudi Arabian man and a stateless Arab convicted of drug trafficking were
- NOVEMBER 26, 2008CanadaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE
an appeals court in Saudi Arabia upheld the death penalty for Dollard des Ormeaux resident Mohammed Kohail, 23, who was convicted of killing a Syrian national during a school fight in 2007.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED FOR KILLING FAMILY
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering
- NOVEMBER 18, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: TURKISH BARBER SPARED BEHEADING
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia rescinded the death penalty against a Turkish barber convicted of "cursin
- NOVEMBER 18, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Salman bin Salim bin Khaled Sheqama was publicly...
Salman bin Salim bin Khaled Sheqama was publicly beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murder. No further details are available.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: ARROYO APPEALS FOR 3 DEATH ROW OFWS
Philippine President Macapagal-Arroyo met Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud in a bid to stay the execution of three Filipinos convicted of killing fellow Filipinos in Jeddah.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS CHADIAN FOR RAPE
a Chadian man was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca, Saudi Ara