Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one ...
This year's executions include 21 from Pakistan, 20 from Yemen, and 14 from Syria, while three each from Sudan, India and ...
The high number of executions undercuts statements by Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who told The Atlantic in 2022 that the kingdom had eliminated the death penalty ...
Saudi Arabia has long faced criticism for its use of the death penalty, which human rights organisations have condemned as ...
The latest was of a Yemeni national convicted of smuggling drugs, after a three-year moratorium on executing drug offenders ...
More than 100 foreigners were executed by Saudi Arabia in 2024, according to a tally by AFP. On Saturday, the official Saudi ...
The 101 foreigners executed so far included nationals from Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt, and other countries.