The kingdom’s 2025 toll of 356 has been reported as a record for Saudi Arabia, beating 2024’s record of 338, by multiple ...

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

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

Saudi Arabia executed 356 people in 2025, the highest on record, with most deaths linked to drug offences amid an intensified ...

The 2025 figures mark the second consecutive year Saudi Arabia has set a new record for executions. Read more at straitstimes ...

Saudi Arabia has surpassed its record for the number of executions carried out annually for a second year in a row. At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, up from a total of 345 in ...

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

Saudi-backed forces moved to capture a key southern Yemeni city on Thursday after Riyadh accused the UAE of helping a separatist leader flee.

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 ...

To Western tourists, the easy-going atmosphere might seem convincing evidence that the bad old days when Saudi Arabia was ...