DUBAI: Saudi authorities put two people to death today to reach 17 in three days, state media said, as the conservative kingdom accelerated towards a record number of executions this year. Two Saudis ...

Saudi Arabia has executed 17 people in just three days, marking the fastest pace of capital punishment since 2022 and raising the total number of executions this year to 239. The surge has drawn ...

Ethiopia says it's continuing "sustained diplomatic and consular efforts" to help dozens of its citizens facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, after an international rights group warned that at ...

The execution in Saudi Arabia of a prominent Shiite cleric Saturday sparked outrage in neighbouring Iraq, from protesters threatening the royal family to politicians calling for diplomatic action ...

Amanuel wakes up each day not knowing if it will be his last. A rap at his cell door could mean his time is up; no farewell call, no last meal. Executions in Saudi Arabia often arrive without warning.

Human Rights Watch says Saudi Arabia executed five Ethiopians this week on drug-related charges after a trial that allegedly lacked due process.

79 more await execution Saudi Arabian authorities have executed at least 17 Ethiopian nationals over non-lethal drug-related offenses since the start of 2026, including five migrants put to death on a ...

Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric indicates the kingdom is “using execution to settle political scores”, rights group Amnesty International said Saturday. Nimr al-Nimr, a driving ...

LONDON -- Saudi Arabia is seeking a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council in a vote scheduled for Oct. 9, hoping to reverse its 2020 failure to win a spot on the 47-seat body. The kingdom ...