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Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has one of the world's highest rates of execution with more than 2,000 people executed between 1985 and 2016 (AFP/File Photo)

October 3rd, 2017 - 12:13 GMT

Saudi's Execution Count for 2017 Hits 100

The man was sentenced to death for murdering another Saudi man and an appeals court upheld the ruling.

ANUARY 17 2016: Hundreds gathered in Times Square to protest the Saudi government's execution of dissident sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr and demand the release of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky.

July 25th, 2017 - 01:30 GMT

Amnesty: 14 Saudi Arabians at "Imminent Risk" of Execution

Qatari citizens were given 14 days to leave Saudi Arabia following the severing of ties. (Karim Jaafar/ AFP)

June 5th, 2017 - 10:31 GMT

Saudi Arabia Cuts All Ties With Qatar, Seals Borders

Saudi Shia Muslims protesting in Qatif. (AFP/File)

July 12th, 2016 - 02:19 GMT

Saudi crackdown on Shia Muslims continues: Another cleric arrested in Qatif

Saudi policemen gather around debris following a blast inside a mosque in Qatif. (AFP/File)

July 9th, 2016 - 08:48 GMT

19 arrested over Saudi Arabia attacks

Saudi policemen stand guard at the site of a suicide bombing on July 4, 2016 near the American consulate in Jeddah, the first of three attacks across the country within 24 hours. (AFP/Stringer)

July 8th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Saudi suicide attacks: Authorities releases names, information about bombers

Saudi security forces. (AFP/Hassan Ammar)

July 5th, 2016 - 07:00 GMT

Update: Bombing at the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi leaves four dead

Saudi security forces respond to the site of a suicide attack near the security headquarters of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina City on July 4, 2016. (AFP/Stringer)

July 5th, 2016 - 02:13 GMT

An explosive end to Ramadan sees Saudi shaken by blasts from Medina to Jeddah

Protesters in the mostly-Shia Qatif province of Saudi Arabia. (AFP/File)

March 5th, 2016 - 08:00 GMT

Saudi forces tortured Shia teen to death in Qatif

Saudi was recently appointed a seat on the UNHRC panel, despite the kingdom's poor track record of human rights. (AFP/File)

October 26th, 2015 - 07:28 GMT

Saudi Arabia to execute Shia cleric

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May 24th, 2015 - 06:09 GMT

Saudi mosque suspect part of Daesh cell: official

Locals examine the damage to Imam Ali mosque in Qatif, Saudi Arabia following a Friday suicide bomb attack that left at least 15 dead. (AFP/File)

May 22nd, 2015 - 04:32 GMT

Daesh claims deadly Saudi mosque attack

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February 5th, 2015 - 08:35 GMT

Not just oil troubles: Saudi Arabia's top gas exec dismissed