Saudi Arabia 2007
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News on Saudi Arabia in 2007
- JUNE 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of shooting dead a member of his own tribe...
- JUNE 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that a Nigerian national was sentenced...
Amnesty International reported that a Nigerian national was sentenced...
- JUNE 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International reported that Ahmad al Bahrani...
Amnesty International reported that Ahmad al Bahrani...
- JUNE 20, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SRI LANKAN MAID SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF INFANT
a Sri Lankan housemaid, who murdered a four-month-old infant two years ago, was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia by a court in Dawadmi, 242 km from Riyadh.
- JUNE 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS SAUDI CONVICTED OF MURDER
a Saudi Arabian man convicted of fatally shooting another Saudi over a dispute was beheaded...
- JUNE 18, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS SUDANESE MAN FOR MURDER
a Sudanese man was beheaded in Saudi Arabia for murdering a compatriot...
- JUNE 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
THREE FOREIGNERS SENTENCED TO DEATH IN SAUDI ARABIA
media reported that two Sri Lankans and an Indian were convicted...
- JUNE 13, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINO, YEMENI NATIONAL BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Filipino and a Yemeni national convicted of murdering a Pakistani and a Saudi man, the Interior Ministry said.
- JUNE 11, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SUDANESE BEHEADED IN SAUDI FOR MURDER
a Sudanese national was executed by the sword in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of murdering a Saudi man, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
- JUNE 8, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
ONE EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA
in Saudi Arabia, authorities beheaded a Saudi citizen for smuggling hashish.
- JUNE 5, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. THREE AFGHANS BEHEADED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
three Afghans convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry announced.
- MAY 31, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian news agency SPA website carried a Saudi Interior Ministry statement saying the Religious Court sentenced Muhil Bin-Zayid Bin-Ma'yud al-Aydani...
- MAY 29, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN EASTERN REGION
SPA carried a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement saying the Religious Court sentenced Hamid Bin-Awad Bin-Muhammad al-Harithi to death for shooting dead Sa'ud Bin-Farahid Bin-Jabir al-Qutami al-Utaybi following an argument.
- MAY 24, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling drugs into the country...
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling drugs into the country...
- MAY 23, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Jordan’s King Abdallah has commuted the death sentence...
Jordan’s King Abdallah has commuted the death sentence...
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. AUTHORITIES BEHEAD SAUDI MAN CONVICTED OF DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi authorities beheaded a Saudi national convicted of smuggling drugs into the country, the Interior Ministry said.
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED IN AL-JAWF
a Saudi Interior Ministry statement announced that the Shari'ah Court...
- MAY 22, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
YEMENI EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABIA FOR "SODOMISING MINOR"
a Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry statement said that the Shari'ah Court convicted...
- MAY 21, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES PAKISTANI FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed Pakistani national Amin-Allah Khan Wali in the eastern...
- MAY 19, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Misfer bin Ali al-Khathami was executed in the Southern region of Aseer...
- MAY 18, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI CONVICT ESCAPES EXECUTION AT LAST MOMENT
a Saudi convict escaped execution by decapitation in the Saudi city of Taif.
- MAY 17, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTES TWO MEN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia executed two Pakistani men, Layakat Ali Alf and Ghani Kal Hadret...
- MAY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA DIPLAYES BODIES OF 2 ETHIOPIANS BEHEADED FOR ARMED ROBBERY AND MURDER
Saudi authorities beheaded two Ethiopians convicted of killing a Saudi national in an armed robbery and
- MAY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI BEHEADS MAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia has beheaded Saudi national Jalal Al-Marhoun in the northern region of Al-Jawf for smuggling drugs into the kingdom, the ministry said.
- MAY 16, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
two Ethiopian citizens, Ali Mohammed Ali and Adel Adam Aman...
two Ethiopian citizens, Ali Mohammed Ali and Adel Adam Aman...
- MAY 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI EXECUTED IN MECCA REGION FOR MURDER
the Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry issued a statement announcing that the Court of Cassation upheld the death sentence against Ahmad Bin-Abdallah Bin-Abd-al-Hadi al-Harbi, a Saudi national who was convicted of stabbing to death Abduh Bin-Yusuf Bin-Abduh
- MAY 15, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS INDIAN FOR DRUG SMUGGLING
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Indian man convicted of drug smuggling, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
- MAY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. IRAQI BEHEADED FOR SMUGGLING HASHISH
an Iraqi national was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of smuggling hashish into the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said.
- MAY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTANI BEHEADED IN SAUDI ARABIA
Pakistani national Seraj Mohamed Abdul Mohamed was beheaded after being convicted of smuggling an undisclosed amount of heroin he had hidden in his stomach.
- MAY 14, 2007Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
FOUR NATIONALS EXECUTED IN SAUDI ARABI FOR MURDER
four Saudi Arabians were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of rape and murder.