Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put ...

Analysts attribute increase to kingdom’s ‘war on drugs’ as authorities kill 356 people by death penalty ...

The agreements are operational and Gulf-led, with Saudi and UAE energy firms moving quickly into oil and gas services, field ...

The sharp rise in executions is linked to Riyadh’s intensified “war on drugs” launched in recent years, with many of those ...

DUBAI: 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 ...

Official government data show that 243 of the executions in 2025 were linked to drug-related offences, AFP reported.

Saudi Arabia has broken its own record for executions carried out in a single year, according to an AFP tally, after ...

Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put ...

Saudi Arabia welcomed the U.S. decision on Friday to lift sanctions imposed on Syria under the Caesar Act. This came a day ...

The US Congress has voted to permanently repeal sweeping sanctions imposed on Syria under former leader Bashar al-Assad, clearing the way for foreign investment and marking a significant shift in ...

Since the start of 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed 232 people in drug-related cases, constituting the majority of the 340 executions carried out so far, according to AFP’s tally based on ministry and ...