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Saudi Executes Over 100 Foreigners In 2024: Report
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights group said was unprecedented.
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In Rare Case, Saudi Executes Man During Muslim Holy Month Of Ramadan
Saudi Arabia has executed a man during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which a rights group said on Monday had not occurred in years.
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Saudi Arabia Executed 100 People In 2022 So Far: Report
Saudi Arabia put four people to death on Thursday, bringing to 100 the number of executions since the start of the year, according to an AFP tally based on official statements.
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Saudi Arabia Executes Ethiopian Woman For Axe Murder
Saudi authorities today executed an Ethiopian woman convicted of murdering a Saudi female with an axe, the 50th death sentence carried out in the kingdom this year, the interior ministry said.
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David Cameron Delays Trip To Saudi Arabia: Report
British Prime Minister David Cameron has delayed a trip to Saudi Arabia, the Times newspaper reported today, but cited senior officials as saying this was unconnected to regional tensions sparked by the execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric.
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We Are Not Natural-Born Enemies Of Iran: Saudi UN Envoy
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other countries and pledged that Riyadh would continue to work "very hard" to support bids for peace in Syria and Yemen despite the spat.
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Iran Says Saudi Arabia Looking For An Excuse To Fuel Tensions
Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to fuel tensions, Iran's foreign ministry said today in response to Riyadh's severing of relations, adding that Tehran was committed to protecting foreign diplomatic missions.
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Iran President Says Saudi Embassy Attack 'Totally Unjustifiable'
Iran's president today condemned the Saudi execution of a Shiite cleric but also denounced attacks on the Sunni kingdom's embassy and consulate as "totally unjustifiable" after protesters stormed the compounds.
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Top Iraq Cleric Says Saudi Executions An 'Aggression'
The execution of prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr is an "aggression", Iraq's top Shiite authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said in a statement today.
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Saudis' Execution Of Shiite Cleric Angers Iran And Others In Region
Iranian protesters ransacked and set fire to part of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran on Saturday after Saudi Arabia executed an outspoken Shiite cleric who had criticized the kingdom's treatment of its Shiite minority.
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With Killing of Murderer, Executions in Saudi Arabia Reach 142 This Year
Saudi Arabia today executed one of its citizens after he was convicted of running over and killing a fellow tribesman, the interior ministry said.
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Saudi Execution Toll Climbs to 135
Saudi Arabia today executed one of its citizens convicted of murder, bringing to 135 the number of people put to death this year, according to an AFP tally.
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Saudi Carries Out 130th Execution This Year
Saudi authorities put to death a convicted murderer on Thursday, bringing to 130 the number of executions in the kingdom so far this year, according to an AFP tally.
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Second Saudi execution After Ramadan Pause
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for drug trafficking on Tuesday, in the second execution after a pause for Ramadan.
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New Saudi Execution Takes Year's Tally to 45
A man convicted of murder was beheaded in the Saudi capital today, amid a steep rise in the number of executions in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom this year.
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Saudi Executes Over 100 Foreigners In 2024: Report
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights group said was unprecedented.
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In Rare Case, Saudi Executes Man During Muslim Holy Month Of Ramadan
Saudi Arabia has executed a man during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which a rights group said on Monday had not occurred in years.
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Saudi Arabia Executed 100 People In 2022 So Far: Report
Saudi Arabia put four people to death on Thursday, bringing to 100 the number of executions since the start of the year, according to an AFP tally based on official statements.
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Saudi Arabia Executes Ethiopian Woman For Axe Murder
Saudi authorities today executed an Ethiopian woman convicted of murdering a Saudi female with an axe, the 50th death sentence carried out in the kingdom this year, the interior ministry said.
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David Cameron Delays Trip To Saudi Arabia: Report
British Prime Minister David Cameron has delayed a trip to Saudi Arabia, the Times newspaper reported today, but cited senior officials as saying this was unconnected to regional tensions sparked by the execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric.
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We Are Not Natural-Born Enemies Of Iran: Saudi UN Envoy
Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would restore ties with Iran when Tehran stopped meddling in the affairs of other countries and pledged that Riyadh would continue to work "very hard" to support bids for peace in Syria and Yemen despite the spat.
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Iran Says Saudi Arabia Looking For An Excuse To Fuel Tensions
Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to fuel tensions, Iran's foreign ministry said today in response to Riyadh's severing of relations, adding that Tehran was committed to protecting foreign diplomatic missions.
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Iran President Says Saudi Embassy Attack 'Totally Unjustifiable'
Iran's president today condemned the Saudi execution of a Shiite cleric but also denounced attacks on the Sunni kingdom's embassy and consulate as "totally unjustifiable" after protesters stormed the compounds.
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Top Iraq Cleric Says Saudi Executions An 'Aggression'
The execution of prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr is an "aggression", Iraq's top Shiite authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said in a statement today.
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Saudis' Execution Of Shiite Cleric Angers Iran And Others In Region
Iranian protesters ransacked and set fire to part of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran on Saturday after Saudi Arabia executed an outspoken Shiite cleric who had criticized the kingdom's treatment of its Shiite minority.
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With Killing of Murderer, Executions in Saudi Arabia Reach 142 This Year
Saudi Arabia today executed one of its citizens after he was convicted of running over and killing a fellow tribesman, the interior ministry said.
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Saudi Execution Toll Climbs to 135
Saudi Arabia today executed one of its citizens convicted of murder, bringing to 135 the number of people put to death this year, according to an AFP tally.
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Saudi Carries Out 130th Execution This Year
Saudi authorities put to death a convicted murderer on Thursday, bringing to 130 the number of executions in the kingdom so far this year, according to an AFP tally.
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Second Saudi execution After Ramadan Pause
Saudi Arabia beheaded one of its citizens for drug trafficking on Tuesday, in the second execution after a pause for Ramadan.
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New Saudi Execution Takes Year's Tally to 45
A man convicted of murder was beheaded in the Saudi capital today, amid a steep rise in the number of executions in the ultra-conservative Gulf kingdom this year.
