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
- 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.
JANUARY 18, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TURKISH BARBER ON DEATH ROW TO BE RELEASED SOON
a Turkish barber in Saudi Arabia who was sentenced to death by a Jeddah court on blasphemy
- JANUARY 16, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded in Hafr Al-Baten in the Eastern Province...
a Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded in Hafr Al-Baten in the Eastern Province...
- JANUARY 15, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MINOR BEHEADED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
a Saudi Arabian minor convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword in the south-western border town of Abha.
- JANUARY 14, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdullah bin Khidhr bin Abdullah al-Ghamdi was executed in Saudi Arabia for murder.
Abdullah bin Khidhr bin Abdullah al-Ghamdi was executed in Saudi Arabia for murder.
- JANUARY 11, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT
Authorities in Saudi Arabia beheaded a Saudi man convicted of killing a fellow national after a dispute
JANUARY 9, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: POLICEMAN EXECUTED FOR RAPING EXPATRIATE
A traffic police officer in Riyadh was executed after he was convicted of kidnapping an expatriate man,
- JANUARY 5, 2009Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: BISHA’S ONE-MAN FIRING SQUAD
Zamil, a 55 year old Saudi Arabian, turned his hobby of hunting birds into a profession of executing criminals by gunfire.