Saudi Arabia 2018
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News on Saudi Arabia in 2018
FEBRUARY 20, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYYemeni citizen beheaded in Jazan
20 February 2018: Mohammed Saleh al-Harthi executed for murder
- FEBRUARY 14, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A bidoon executed for murder
14 February 2018: Saeed al-Mohri, a bidoon, was beheaded for murder.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Jordan executed for drug
13 February 2018: Abdullah bin Ayed bin Suleiman al-Hawit, a Jordan citizen, was beheaded, for smuggling amphetamines.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Mecca
12 February 2018: Shawkat Dawood Khan executed for smuggling heroin
FEBRUARY 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES FOUR PAKISTANIS FOR MURDER, RAPE
Saudi Arabia executed four Pakistani men convicted of raping and murdering a woman and raping her teenage son, the interior ministry said.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Jordan executed for drug
7 February 2018: Samir Abdulqader Nuseirat, a Jordan citizen, was beheaded for smuggling amphetamines.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian executed for drug
6 February 2018: Adam Muhammad Idris, a Nigerian citizen, was beheaded for smuggling cocaine.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
4 February 2018: Nayef bin Maayu bin Abdullah al-Husni, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
1 February 2018: Mohammed Kamal Hamidul, a Pakistani citizen, was beheaded for smuggling heroin.
- JANUARY 31, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
31 January 2018: Hadi bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qahtani, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder
- JANUARY 29, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
28 January 2018: a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder in Taef.
- JANUARY 27, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Nigerian executed for drug
27 January 2018: two Nigerians have been executed in Saudi Arabia over allegation of drug-related offences. The two were Ibrahim Ciroma and Maimidu Issah, who hail from Northern Nigeria.
- JANUARY 27, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTE TWO NIGERIANS
Two Nigerians have been executed in Saudi Arabia over allegation of drug-related offences.
- JANUARY 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
An Egyptian executed for murder
23 January 2018: Tarek Saed al-Meslmi, an Egyptian citizen, was beheaded for murder in Rivadeh.
- JANUARY 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudi executed for drug
22 January 2018: Mohammed bin Attallah Salem al-Hawitti, Hussain bin Ahmed bin Hamza al-Hawaishel and Zakaria bin Said bin Said al-Freij, three Saudi citizens, were beheaded for smuggling a large quantity of banned amphetamine pills in Demmam.
- JANUARY 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
18 January 2018: Shaliwie bin Mashal bin Khaled al-Shibani al-Otaib, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder in Rivadeh.
- JANUARY 10, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi executed for drug
10 January 2018: Khalid bin Ali bin Farraj Al-Omrani and Khaled Abdullah Mohammed Al-Zoubi, two Saudi citizens, were beheaded for smuggling a large quantity of banned amphetamine pills.
- JANUARY 7, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
7 January 2018: Abed allah bin Saeed al-Shibani, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder.
- JANUARY 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi executed for murder
4 January 2018: two Saudi citizens, Hazam bin Mohammed bin Mubarak al-Qahtani and Saad bin Salem bin Saad al-Azizi al-Mutairi, were beheaded for murder.
- JANUARY 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for drug
3 January 2018: Ead bin Dweehe al-Atwi, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for smuggling a large quantity of banned amphetamine pills, in Tabook
- JANUARY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law
Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islamic law
- JANUARY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
First execution of the year
1 January 2018: Hashem bin Adnan al-Khadrawe, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder in the Eastern Province of the country.