Tag: Saudi Arabia
Indonesia protests beheading of domestic worker in Saudi Arabia
Jakarta summoned the Saudi Arabian ambassador Wednesday to protest the beheading of an Indonesian domestic worker and complain that her…
Saudi beheads citizens for drug trafficking
Saudi Arabia beheaded a citizen for drug trafficking on Monday raising to 57 the number of executions it has carried…
Two more Saudi soldiers killed on Yemen border
Two more Saudi soldiers have been killed on the border with Yemen, the interior ministry said on Friday. “Two soldiers…
Saudi ‘gang’ leader 44th beheaded in 2015
The beheading of a gang leader in Saudi Arabia on Thursday raised the number of executions carried out this year…
Saudi jails rights group founder for 10 years
A founding member of one of the few independent human rights groups in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 10…
Filipino beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded a Filipino convicted of murdering his boss, bringing to 40 the number of executions this…
MERS kills 10 more in Saudi, health campaign broadened
The MERS virus has killed 10 more people in Saudi Arabia over the past week, pushing the death toll above…
Saudi beheads rapist, murderer
Saudi Arabia beheaded a convicted rapist and a murderer on Tuesday, bringing to 37 the number of death sentences carried…
Murder: Saudi Arabia beheads citizen
A Saudi convicted of shooting dead a compatriot was beheaded on Sunday, bringing to 35 the number of death sentences…
Woman wins best drama award at Saudi Film Festival
A female Saudi film-maker won an award for best drama at the Saudi Film Festival, the chief juror said Wednesday,…
Saudi beheads 29th offender in six weeks
Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug smuggler, bringing to 29 the number of executions in the first…
Two US defence contractors wounded in Saudi shooting
A United States defence contractor said Sunday that two of its American employees came under fire in the latest attack…
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia buried
Saudi Arabia buried King Abdullah Friday as foreign leaders gathered in the capital for the funeral of the ruler of…
Saudis take to Twitter to mourn King Abdullah
Joining a swarm of Saudis taking to social media on Friday, veteran news broadcaster Abdullah al-Shihri said he would have…
Obama hails late Saudi king as warm and candid friend
US President Barack Obama on Thursday paid tribute to late Saudi King Abdullah as a bold leader and valued friend…
King Abdullah of Saudi is dead
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz died on Friday and was replaced by Crown Prince Salman, the OPEC-kingpin’s royal court…
Saudi to again postpone flogging of blogger – Amnesty
Rights group Amnesty International said Thursday that Saudi Arabia would postpone the flogging of blogger Raef Badawi, whose case has…
12th person beheaded in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded one of its citizens for murder in its 12th execution this year, warning it would…
Saudi beheads two for murder, drug smuggling
Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling and a Saudi for murder, the interior ministry…
Saudi embassy to reopen in Iraq after nearly 25 years
Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it was sending a delegation to Iraq ahead of opening an embassy in Baghdad where…
Child rapist latest prisoner executed in Saudi
Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded a child rapist, adding to what activists say is one of the world’s highest execution…
26 foreigners among 135 arrested for ‘terrorism’ in Saudi
Authorities in Saudi Arabia said on Sunday they have arrested 135 suspects, including 26 foreign nationals, for “terrorism” offences. The…
Saudi border guards kill Ethiopian
Guards on Saudi Arabia’s southern border with Yemen have killed two Ethiopians trying to smuggle drugs and alcohol into the…
Syrian 75th person beheaded in Saudi
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed a Syrian convicted of drug smuggling, bringing to 75 the number of locals and foreigners…
Saudi beheads 9th Pakistani for smuggling
Saudi Arabia on Thursday beheaded a Pakistani for heroin smuggling, bringing to nine the number of people from his country…
Saudi groom abandons wedding after seeing bride’s face for the first time
A Saudi groom, from the town of Medinah, has divorced his bride on their wedding night after seeing her face…
Media watchdog urges Saudi to free cyber activists
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Saudi authorities Friday to drop charges against dissidents jailed in recent months over…
Saudi deputy governor transferred after Shiite killings
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday transferred the deputy governor of the kingdom’s Eastern Province, in the aftermath of an unprecedented attack…
Saudi calms sectarian tensions after deadly attack
Expressions of solidarity by Saudi Arabia’s Sunni leaders towards Shiites are helping to bridge a divide after an unprecedented militant…
Saudi beheads Pakistani drug smuggler
Saudi Arabia beheaded a Pakistani on Wednesday for trafficking heroin hidden in his stomach into the kingdom, the interior ministry…