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Saudi Arabia Executed Over 300 People In 2024 So Far: Report
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 300 people this year, a record tally based on official figures, after state media said four more people were put to death on Tuesday.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 81 People In 1 Day For "Terror Offences": Report
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it executed 81 people in one day on a variety of terrorism-related offences, exceeding the total number of executions in the kingdom in 2021.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 37 Citizens For "Terrorism, Extremist Thinking"
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed 37 of its citizens convicted of terrorism, three years after another mass execution that ultimately led to a break in relations with Iran.
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The Number Of Executions Worldwide Soared In 2015. Three Countries Are The Reason.
At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, according to Amnesty International annual figures, which were released Tuesday evening. This marked a rise of some 50 percent from the year before and the highest number recorded by the organization since 1989.
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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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Brother Of Executed Cleric Condemns Attacks On Saudi Missions
The brother of Nimr al-Nimr, the Shiite cleric executed in Saudi Arabia at the weekend, on Monday condemned retaliatory attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic missions in Iran, insisting: "We love our country".
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Saudi Arabia Faces 'Divine Revenge' Over Cleric's Execution: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Saudi Arabia will face "divine revenge" over its execution of a top Shiite cleric, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today after protesters attacked the kingdom's embassy in Tehran.
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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 Arabia Beheads 83 People in 2014, The Most in Years
Saudi Arabia's official news agency said that the authorities have beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling "large quantities" of heroin, bringing the number of publicly announced executions to its highest level in at least five years.
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Saudi Arabia Executed Over 300 People In 2024 So Far: Report
Saudi Arabia has executed more than 300 people this year, a record tally based on official figures, after state media said four more people were put to death on Tuesday.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 81 People In 1 Day For "Terror Offences": Report
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it executed 81 people in one day on a variety of terrorism-related offences, exceeding the total number of executions in the kingdom in 2021.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 37 Citizens For "Terrorism, Extremist Thinking"
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed 37 of its citizens convicted of terrorism, three years after another mass execution that ultimately led to a break in relations with Iran.
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The Number Of Executions Worldwide Soared In 2015. Three Countries Are The Reason.
At least 1,634 people were executed in 2015, according to Amnesty International annual figures, which were released Tuesday evening. This marked a rise of some 50 percent from the year before and the highest number recorded by the organization since 1989.
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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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Brother Of Executed Cleric Condemns Attacks On Saudi Missions
The brother of Nimr al-Nimr, the Shiite cleric executed in Saudi Arabia at the weekend, on Monday condemned retaliatory attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic missions in Iran, insisting: "We love our country".
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Saudi Arabia Faces 'Divine Revenge' Over Cleric's Execution: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Saudi Arabia will face "divine revenge" over its execution of a top Shiite cleric, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said today after protesters attacked the kingdom's embassy in Tehran.
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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 Arabia Beheads 83 People in 2014, The Most in Years
Saudi Arabia's official news agency said that the authorities have beheaded a Pakistani man convicted of smuggling "large quantities" of heroin, bringing the number of publicly announced executions to its highest level in at least five years.
