Saudi Arabia 2004
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News on Saudi Arabia in 2004
- DECEMBER 31, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded and crucified a Saudi national
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded and crucified a Saudi national
- DECEMBER 28, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for stabbing to death a compatriot
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi man for stabbing to death a compatriot
- DECEMBER 22, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Iraqi national Qaed bin Kamal al-Ziyadi was executed
Iraqi national Qaed bin Kamal al-Ziyadi was executed
- DECEMBER 21, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national Khaled bin Yussef Asf was executed by the sword
Pakistani national Khaled bin Yussef Asf was executed by the sword
- DECEMBER 20, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ahmed bin Ali al-Banan al-Assiry, a Saudi national, was executed
Ahmed bin Ali al-Banan al-Assiry, a Saudi national, was executed
- DECEMBER 19, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed two Iraqis
Saudi Arabia executed two Iraqis
- DECEMBER 17, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed three Pakistanis
Saudi Arabia executed three Pakistanis
- DECEMBER 14, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Abdullah bin Awdah al-Dhabaan al-Ahmari was beheaded
Abdullah bin Awdah al-Dhabaan al-Ahmari was beheaded
- DECEMBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Filipino expatriate worker was spared beheading in Saudi Arabia
a Filipino expatriate worker was spared beheading in Saudi Arabia
- DECEMBER 10, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Iraqis who robbed and murdered a man they lured into their tent were executed
two Iraqis who robbed and murdered a man they lured into their tent were executed
- DECEMBER 5, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Dakhel bin Fahd bin Mohammad al-Ghlidawi, an Iraqi national, was executed
Dakhel bin Fahd bin Mohammad al-Ghlidawi, an Iraqi national, was executed
- NOVEMBER 29, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Mansour bin Ahmad bin Saleh al-Bahluli, a Saudi national, was beheaded
Mansour bin Ahmad bin Saleh al-Bahluli, a Saudi national, was beheaded in the Red Sea city of Jeddah after being convicted of raping two women and several other crimes, the country’s interior ministry announced.
- OCTOBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Yemeni convicted of a double murder was beheaded in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern town of Abha
a Yemeni convicted of a double murder was beheaded in Saudi Arabia’s southwestern town of Abha
- OCTOBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a man named Amin bin Mohamed bin Mohamed al-Radeiy was beheaded
a man named Amin bin Mohamed bin Mohamed al-Radeiy was beheaded
- OCTOBER 11, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was beheaded in the western city of Taef...
A Saudi man was beheaded in the western city of Taef after he was convicted of murder
- OCTOBER 8, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Cassation in Saudi Arabia dropped the...
The Court of Cassation in Saudi Arabia dropped the death sentence for three men accused of taking part in a series of armed robberies targeting a number of local Saudi banks and replaced it with imprisonment, but upheld the death sentence for a fourth sus
- OCTOBER 5, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi man was executed by the sword in the town of...
A Saudi man was executed by the sword in the town of Abha in the southern province of Assir after he was convicted of murdering a compatriot, the interior ministry announced
- OCTOBER 4, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi national convicted of...
Saudi Arabia executed a Saudi national convicted of murdering a man after a row between their relatives, the Interior Ministry said
- OCTOBER 1, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A three-judge special judicial committee ordered that...
A three-judge special judicial committee ordered that four suspects arrested in connection with a series of robberies targeting the Saudi French Bank and Al-Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation be put to death
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted...
Saudi Arabia executed on a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, money laundering and incitement to murder, the Interior Ministry said in a statement
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudi border guards were executed by the sword...
Three Saudi border guards were executed by the sword in Araar, which borders Iraq, for trying to smuggle a large quantity of hashish into the kingdom
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Four members of a gang of robbers ? three Saudis and...
Four members of a gang of robbers ? three Saudis and one Pakistani ? were sentenced to death by a court in Jeddah after being convicted of committing armed robberies in two banks in the city
- SEPTEMBER 3, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Oudah bin Musaed bin Oudah al-Huwayti, a Saudi man...
Oudah bin Musaed bin Oudah al-Huwayti, a Saudi man convicted of killing and burning the corpse of a compatriot, was beheaded in the northwestern city of Tabuk
- AUGUST 19, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
three Saudi men convicted of raping a minor have been beheaded...
three Saudi men convicted of raping a minor have been beheaded by the sword in the southwest region of Asir, the state news agency has reported.
- AUGUST 19, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
three men, named Mania bin Zafir al-Sharani, Mujri bin Muhammad al-Nishawi...
three men, named Mania bin Zafir al-Sharani, Mujri bin Muhammad al-Nishawi...
- AUGUST 13, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Sudanese national was beheaded for the stabbing death...
A Sudanese national was beheaded for the stabbing death of a Saudi during a fight
- JULY 20, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Foreigners condemned to death in Saudi Arabia typically...
Foreigners condemned to death in Saudi Arabia typically were unaware of their sentences and had no advance notice of their date of execution, according to former prisoners in the Arab kingdom
- JULY 18, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded Adnan al-Shahrani in the capital...
Saudi Arabia beheaded Adnan al-Shahrani in the capital Riyadh on for attempting to rape a woman in her home, the Interior Ministry said
- JULY 12, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Sri Lankan woman was beheaded in the Saudi capital...
A Sri Lankan woman was beheaded in the Saudi capital for murdering her employer, the Interior Ministry said
- JUNE 26, 2004Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
The Saudi government beheaded 52 men and one woman...
The Saudi government beheaded 52 men and one woman last year for crimes including murder, homosexuality, armed robbery and drug trafficking