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, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. DEATH SENTENCE FOR BAHRAINI COMMUTED
in Saudi Arabia, the death sentence of Bahraini national Maki Ali Abbas, 46, was commuted
MAY 2, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA. ENVOY DENIES FINALISATION OF TURK’S DEATH SENTENCE
news reports stated that Saudi Arabian authorities approved the execution order of a Turkish
- MAY 1, 2008PakistanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. 3 PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR HASHISH SMUGGLING
Zargar Sadajan, Roajan Sodajar, and Naik Mohammed Malak Mohammed, all Pakistanis, were
- APRIL 29, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
LEBANON'S AL-MANAR TV REPORTS SYRIAN PROTESTS OVER SAUDI EXECUTIONS
the families of Syrian prisoners and inmates being held in Saudi Arabia staged a sit-in in front of the Saudi Embassy in Damascus for the third time.
- APRIL 28, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI SAYS BEHEADINGS OF SYRIANS NOT POLITICAL
Saudi Arabian Justice Minister Abdullah al-Sheikh said there was nothing political behind recent beheadings of Syrians in the ultra-conservative kingdom, amid strained ties between the two countries.
- APRIL 25, 2008JordanDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OBTAINS SECRET VIDEO SHOWING HORROR OF BEHEADING
Amnesty International received secretly filmed grisly footage of a man being beheaded in Saudi Arabia.
APRIL 25, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI BEHEADS PAKISTANIS, SYRIAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
two Pakistanis and a Syrian convicted of smuggling drugs were beheaded by the
- APRIL 22, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
STATELESS RESIDENT EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA
a stateless resident was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia after he was
APRIL 21, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA SENTENCES 30 SYRIANS TO DEATH - ACTIVISTS
Saudi Arabia sentenced to death at least 30 Syrians in recent months for alleged
- APRIL 18, 2008SyriaDEATH PENALTY
two Syrian men convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded by the sword in
two Syrian men convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded by the sword in
- APRIL 18, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. TWO SOLDIERS PUBLICLY EXECUTED FOR RAPE
authorities in Riyadh executed Abdul Rahman ibn Saeed Al-Zahrani and Abdul
- APRIL 17, 2008BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: DHAKA SEEKS CLEMENCY FOR 8 CITIZENS ON DEATH ROW IN S ARABIA
Bangladesh President Iajuddin Ahmed sought amnesty from Saudi Arabia for eight Bangladeshis sentenced to death on a murder charge, foreign ministry and Bangabhaban presidential palace officials said.