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    Saudi woman beheaded in Riyadh for killing husband

    A Saudi woman was beheaded on Wednesday afternoon for killing her husband by setting him on fire, the country’s Interior Ministry said. More than 60 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia so far this year.

    A statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry said the woman was previously convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, although it did not say when the murder took place. The Ministry said the woman had poured petrol inside their house and over her sleeping husband before setting it on fire, killing him.

    “Given the severity of her crime [..] she was sentenced to death, which was upheld by the Court of Cassation and the Supreme Court,” the Interior Ministry said, adding that an order had been given to carry out the execution on Wednesday in the capital of Riyadh.

    At least 60 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia this year alone, including 20 migrant workers. This number is significantly higher than the 27 executions reported last year, according to Amnesty International, although it said the actual number was believed to be much higher.

    Earlier this month, a group of eight Bangladeshis were beheaded in public in the Saudi capital of Riyadh after they were convicted of killing an Egyptian security guard while robbing a warehouse in April 2007. In response to those executions, the United Nations said it was ‘deeply distressed’ and called on Saudi Arabia to establish a moratorium on the use of the death penalty.

    http://upfrontnewswire.com/1392/saud...lling-husband/

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    Saudi beheaded for murder

    A man convicted of murdering a fellow Saudi was beheaded on Sunday in Najran, southern Saudi Arabia, raising to at least 68 the number of executions in the kingdom this year, the interior ministry announced.

    The ministry, in a statement carried by state news agency SPA, said Mohammed al-Jawad was found guilty of having shot dead Ali al-Yami.

    In September, Amnesty International called on the Muslim kingdom where 140 people were on death row to establish an "immediate moratorium on executions."The rights group said Saudi Arabia was one of a minority of states which voted against a UN General Assembly resolution last December calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    Amnesty says Saudi Arabia executed 27 convicts in 2010, compared to 67 executions announced the year before.

    http://www.brecorder.com/general-new...9/172/1250904/

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    Iraqi murderer executed in Saudi Arabia

    An Iraqi man was executed on Wednesday after being convicted of murdering a Saudi national in the kingdom's northern border region, the ministry of interior said in a statement.

    The statement carried by the state news agency SPA said Mohammed bin Abd al-Shamri was found guilty of shooting to death Saeed bin Saad al-Nasafi.

    His execution raises the number of people put to death in the kingdom to at least 69 since January.

    In September, Amnesty International called on the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom, where 140 people were on death row, to establish an "immediate moratorium on executions."

    The rights group said Saudi Arabia was one of a minority of states which voted against a UN General Assembly resolution last December calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law.

    Read more: http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Mid...#ixzz1eY0PZfGE
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    Saudi cop killer beheaded

    A man convicted of murdering a policeman during a drug trafficking arrest was beheaded on Friday, the interior ministry said, raising to at least 71 the number of executions in Saudi Arabia this year.

    The ministry, in a statement carried by the state news agency SPA, said Fahd Kahtani had also wounded several other police officers with machinegun fire.

    In September, Amnesty International called on the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom where 140 people were on death row to establish an "immediate moratorium on executions."

    The rights group said Saudi Arabia was one of a minority of states which voted against a UN General Assembly resolution last December calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    Amnesty says Saudi Arabia executed 27 convicts in 2010, compared to 67 executions announced the year before.

    http://news.iafrica.com/worldnews/765825.html

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    Saudi beheaded for murder while drunk

    Saudi Arabia has beheaded a man in the kingdom's southwest after he was convicted of killing a drinking partner while they were consuming alcohol, the interior ministry announced.

    Sultan al-Asiri, a Saudi, was beheaded by the sword after he was found to have shot dead another citizen, Mufreh Asiri, "as they met for drinking intoxicants", said the statement carried by state news agency SPA.

    The beheading, which raises to 72 the number of executions in Saudi Arabia this year, took place in the southwestern city of Abha.

    In September, Amnesty International called on the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom where 140 people were on death row to establish an "immediate moratorium on executions".

    The rights group said Saudi Arabia was one of a minority of states which voted against a UN General Assembly resolution last December calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    Amnesty says Saudi Arabia executed 27 convicts in 2010, compared to 67 executions announced the year before.

    http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/wor...-1226209680840

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    Saudi woman beheaded for 'sorcery'

    A Saudi woman was beheaded Monday after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is banned in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said.

    Riyadh: A Saudi woman was beheaded Monday after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is banned in the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said.

    Amina Bint Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for "practising witchcraft and sorcery," the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.


    Amina Bint Abdulhalim Nassar was executed in the northern province of Jawf for 'practising witchcraft and sorcery'



    Saudi Arabia Interior Ministry statement

    It is not clear how many women have been executed in the desert kingdom, but another woman was beheaded in October for killing her husband by setting his house on fire.

    73 executions in Saudi Arabia so far this year

    The beheading took to 73 the number of executions in Saudi Arabia this year.

    In September, Amnesty International called on the Muslim kingdom where 140 people were on death row to establish an "immediate moratorium on executions."

    The rights group said Saudi Arabia was one of a minority of states which voted against a UN General Assembly resolution last December calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    Amnesty says Saudi Arabia executed 27 convicts in 2010, compared to 67 executions announced the year before.

    http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/saudi-...rcery-1.949401

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    Saudi executes two Egyptians for Filipino murder

    Two Egyptians accused of murdering a Filipino were beheaded by the sword in the Saudi capital on Wednesday, said the interior ministry.

    The pair, Wael Al-Sayed and Rizq Rajab, lured the Filipino driver by saying they wanted to rent his truck before killing him and stealing the vehicle, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.

    The beheadings bring to 75 the number of executions in Saudi Arabia this year, based on an AFP count.

    In September, Amnesty International called on the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom where 140 people were on death row to establish an "immediate moratorium on executions."

    The London-based rights watchdog said Saudi Arabia was one of a minority of states which voted against a UN General Assembly resolution last December calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    Amnesty says Saudi Arabia executed 27 convicts in 2010, compared to 67 executions announced the year before.

    http://thedailynewsegypt.com/human-a...no-murder.html

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    Saudi beheads man for murder

    Published Wednesday, December 28, 2011

    A Saudi man was beheaded Wednesday by the sword in Riyadh for murder, the interior ministry said.

    Salman al-Ghamedi was found guilty of stabbing to death another Saudi, Ahmed al-Qahtani, following a dispute, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.

    The beheading brings to 76 the number of executions in Saudi Arabia this year, based on an AFP count.

    In September, Amnesty International called on the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom where 140 people were on death row to establish an "immediate moratorium on executions."

    The London-based rights watchdog said Saudi Arabia was one of a minority of states which voted against a UN General Assembly resolution last December calling for a worldwide moratorium on executions.

    Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law.

    Amnesty says Saudi Arabia executed 27 convicts in 2010, compared to 67 executions announced the year before.

    http://www.emirates247.com/news/regi...12-28-1.434921

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