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Saudi Arabia Carried Out Record 356 Executions In 2025
Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.
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Saudi's "Chop Chop" Square, Where Blood Once Ran, Now Filled With Cafes
Shaded by palm trees in a popular Riyadh square, children play where blood once ran, a decade after Saudi Arabia moved its soaring number of executions behind closed doors.
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180 Executions In 6 Months. What's Driving Saudi Arabia's Killing Spree In 2025
According to a new Amnesty International report published in July and data from the official Saudi Press Agency, the kingdom has executed 1,816 people between January 2014 and June 2025.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 8 In A Day Amid Spike In Drug-Related Death Sentences
Saudi Arabia has executed eight people in a single day, state media said, amid a surge in the use of the death penalty in the Gulf monarchy particularly over drug-related convictions.
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Saudi Foreign Executions Top 100 After 2 More Put To Death
Saudi Arabia put two Ethiopians to death Thursday, pushing this year's number of foreigners executed past 100 -- a spike in capital punishment that human rights groups have strongly condemned.
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Iran Summons Saudi Envoy Over Execution Of Citizens: Foreign Ministry
Iran summoned the Saudi ambassador on Wednesday to protest Riyadh's execution of six of its citizens for drug trafficking, the foreign ministry said.
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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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Explained: Why Saudi Arabia Executed Over 100 Foreigners This Year
The 101 foreigners executed so far included nationals from Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt, and other countries.
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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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Saudi Arabia Replaces CEO Of Futuristic Mega-City NEOM Amid Rising Scepticism
Saudi Arabia announced that it was replacing the chief executive of its futuristic mega-city NEOM as scepticism mounts over the Gulf kingdom's most ambitious development projects.
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Saudi Arabia Carried Out Record 356 Executions In 2025
Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.
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Saudi's "Chop Chop" Square, Where Blood Once Ran, Now Filled With Cafes
Shaded by palm trees in a popular Riyadh square, children play where blood once ran, a decade after Saudi Arabia moved its soaring number of executions behind closed doors.
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180 Executions In 6 Months. What's Driving Saudi Arabia's Killing Spree In 2025
According to a new Amnesty International report published in July and data from the official Saudi Press Agency, the kingdom has executed 1,816 people between January 2014 and June 2025.
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Saudi Arabia Executes 8 In A Day Amid Spike In Drug-Related Death Sentences
Saudi Arabia has executed eight people in a single day, state media said, amid a surge in the use of the death penalty in the Gulf monarchy particularly over drug-related convictions.
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Saudi Foreign Executions Top 100 After 2 More Put To Death
Saudi Arabia put two Ethiopians to death Thursday, pushing this year's number of foreigners executed past 100 -- a spike in capital punishment that human rights groups have strongly condemned.
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Iran Summons Saudi Envoy Over Execution Of Citizens: Foreign Ministry
Iran summoned the Saudi ambassador on Wednesday to protest Riyadh's execution of six of its citizens for drug trafficking, the foreign ministry said.
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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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Explained: Why Saudi Arabia Executed Over 100 Foreigners This Year
The 101 foreigners executed so far included nationals from Pakistan, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria, Egypt, and other countries.
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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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Saudi Arabia Replaces CEO Of Futuristic Mega-City NEOM Amid Rising Scepticism
Saudi Arabia announced that it was replacing the chief executive of its futuristic mega-city NEOM as scepticism mounts over the Gulf kingdom's most ambitious development projects.
