Saudi Arabia 2024
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News on Saudi Arabia in 2024
MARCH 2, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: FIVE YEMENIS EXECUTED IN LATEST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT WAVE
Saudi Arabia on February 28, 2024 executed five Yemeni nationals charged with murder and robbery, state media reported, bringing the number of executions in the kingdom this year to 34.
FEBRUARY 28, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 7 EXECUTED FOR 'TERRORISM' OFFENSES, STATE MEDIA SAY
Saudi Arabia executed seven people for "terrorism" offenses on February 27, 2024, state media said, the highest single-day figure since 81 were put to death in March 2022.
FEBRUARY 4, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 4 EXPATS EXECUTED FOR KILLING SUDANESE
Saudi Arabia on January 31, 2024 executed four Ethiopian expatriates on charges of murdering a Sudanese national.
FEBRUARY 1, 2024Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN EXECUTED FOR TERRORISM
Saudi Arabia on January 30, 2024 carried out its first death penalty this year after executing a citizen convicted of terrorist acts in the country's Eastern Province.