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
- 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 ARABIA: MAN ON DEATH ROW CHEATS DEATH TWICE
Jizan inmate Yahya Al-Mujaribi was spared execution a second time in Saudi Arabia.
MARCH 3, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
authorities beheaded a Saudi Arabian man convicted of murdering his mother and an Indonesian maid. An
- 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
FEBRUARY 21, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYTWO SAUDI POLICE OFFICERS BEHEADED
two Saudi Arabian police officers were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of raping an expatriate woman.
FEBRUARY 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
A Saudi man convicted of murdering a compatriot was beheaded by the sword in the western
- FEBRUARY 17, 2009BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESHIS ON DEATH ROW STILL AWAIT APPEALS VERDICT
eight Bangladeshi workers sentenced to death by a lower Saudi Arabian court for allegedly killing an Egyptian worker face an uncertain future while they wait for a verdict by a higher court in Riyadh.
- FEBRUARY 10, 2009CanadaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI TOP COURT REJECTS DEATH SENTENCE OF CANADIAN
the Saudi Arabian Supreme Court rejected the death sentence of a Canadian man and asked the lower court to revise its ruling, CBC News learned.
FEBRUARY 2, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ABU KAB GIVEN 20 YEARS, LASHES
at a court in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the death sentence of Faisal Al-Otaibi, alias Abu Kab, was overturned.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA DECAPITATES MAN FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi man convicted of fatally shooting a fellow citizen over a dispute.
JANUARY 30, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER OF EX-WIFE
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of murdering his ex-wife was beheaded by the sword in the capital Riyadh.