Saudi Arabia 2007
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News on Saudi Arabia in 2007
- AUGUST 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER IN ASIR REGION
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry...
- AUGUST 20, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIANS ON DEATH ROW SEEK PARDON
two Indian nationals sentenced to death on drug smuggling charges in Saudi Arabia appealed to King Abdullah for clemency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- AUGUST 20, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS YOUTH CONVICTED OF MURDERING STEPMOTHER WHILE A MINOR
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Saudi national convicted of fatally shooting his stepmother while he was still a minor. The execution took place in the Muslim holy city of Mecca.
- AUGUST 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
DP TWO SAUDIS BEHEADED FOR MURDER, RAPE
a Saudi Arabian national was beheaded by the sword for murdering
- AUGUST 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi Arabian national was beheaded by the sword for rape
a Saudi Arabian national was beheaded by the sword for rape
- AUGUST 7, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI AUTHORITIES BEHEAD PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF DRUG TRAFFICKING
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling heroin into the kingdom...
- AUGUST 4, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: ‘ABO KAB’ NO LONGER FACES DEATH SENTENCE
an appeals court threw out the death-penalty verdict for a Saudi Arabian youth found guilty of negligent homicide in the death of three boys and the injury of two others two years ago in a stunt-driving accident.
- AUGUST 4, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Rahatullah Ghareeb Gul was beheaded in public for drug-related crimes.
Rahatullah Ghareeb Gul was beheaded in public for drug-related crimes.
- AUGUST 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistanis and a Nigerian for drug smuggling.
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistanis and a Nigerian for drug smuggling.
- AUGUST 3, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Pakistanis for armed
Saudi Arabia beheaded three Pakistanis for armed
- AUGUST 1, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIAN MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia beheaded by the sword a man convicted of murder, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
- JULY 27, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN AL-JAWF
the official Saudi Press Agency carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement saying that the Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Saudi national Abdallah Bin-Muhammad Bin-Durzi al-Daghmi.
- JULY 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
a Saudi convicted of murder was beheaded by the sword..
- JULY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SRI LANKAN MAID WINS REPRIEVE FROM DEATH PENALTY
lawyers of Rizana Nafeek, a 19 year old migrant worker from Sri Lanka,
- JULY 21, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI CITIZEN EXECUTED IN MECCA FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Press Agency announced that the Shari'ah Court convicted...
- JULY 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: MAN BEHEADED FOR KNIFE MURDER
a man identified as Dahyan-al-Subaiei was beheaded in the holy city of Taif, east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for murdering another with a knife
- JULY 18, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED IN MEDINA FOR MURDER - INTERIOR MINISTRY
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the Shari'ah Court convicted Saudi national Muhammad Bin-Hamdan Bin-Mu'aytiq al-Sahli of the crime of murdering fellow Saudi national Awwad Bin-Uwayd al-Sahli al-Har
- JULY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI POLICEMAN CONVICTED OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded Khaled al-Juhani, a Saudi policeman convicted of sexual assault in Medina, according to an Interior Ministry statement.
- JULY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: NIGERIAN EXECUTED IN JEDDA FOR SMUGGLING COCAINE
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the Court of Cassation has upheld the death sentence against Saghiru Kayudi Ijbaji, a Nigerian national who was convicted of the crime of smuggling cocaine i
- JULY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. GROUP SEEKS 400 PARDONS
Saudi Arabia's Higher Committee for Reconciliation is seeking pardons for 400 death
- JULY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. PAKISTANI CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED
the official Saudi PressAgency carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announcing
- JULY 12, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA
Sheik Mastaan, alias Mohammed Salim, was sentenced to death by the Sharia court of Dammam in Saudi Arabia for allegedly transporting narcotic drugs.
- JULY 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Safun Muhammed Ali Ahmed al Zahifi, a Yemen national...
Safun Muhammed Ali Ahmed al Zahifi, a Yemen national...
- JULY 10, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
a Saudi boy, Moeid bin Hussein Hakami, 16, was beheaded
a Saudi boy, Moeid bin Hussein Hakami, 16, was beheaded
- JULY 2, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
UNIDENTIFIED MAN FROM PHILIPPINES SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA
Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Esteban Conejos said that an unidentified man from the Philippines was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia.
- JULY 2, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
EXECUTION AWAITS 2 PHILIPPINE WOMEN IN SAUDI ARABIA
two Philippine women, whose identities were withheld...
- JUNE 28, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN BEHEADED FOR MURDER
in Saudi Arabia, Saudi national Al-Hamidi bin Ghafi bin Dhawi Al-Ghamdi...
- JUNE 27, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES NATIONAL FOR RAPE, DRUG, ALCOHOL CRIMES
the official Saudi Arabian Press website carried a Saudi Interior
- JUNE 27, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Indians, Mandeem Fali e Mansheen Yedi
two Indians, Mandeem Fali e Mansheen Yedi
- JUNE 26, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN NAJRAN REGION
the official Saudi Arabian Press Agency website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying that the