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KSA Authorities: External Threats Won’t Be Considered nor will Interventions in the Powers of the Judiciary be Allowed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Internal Affairs Ministry of Saudi Arabia stated Saturday they would not consider external comments or threats about the judicial process, namely the decision to execute 45 Saudis and two others from Egypt and Chad respectively. The Major General and Safety...

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Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia: Convicts Committed Crimes and Deserved Punishment

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Abdullah Al-Asheikh endorsed the execution of 47 terrorists across the Kingdom on Saturday, stressing that the fulfillment of the execution orders against the convicted terrorists meets the stringent provisions of Islamic Sharia...

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Terrorists Targeted 87 Western Foreigners Residing in Saudi Arabia

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Al-Qaeda-linked cells in Saudi Arabia have targeted western residents through murder and other forms of harm, including shootings, beheadings, and bombing their residential sites, leading to chaos and egging on division with other countries. However Saudi security...

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Nimr al-Nimr…Calling for Incitement from Qom

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

Nimr Baqr Al-Nimr, commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr, was an independent Shiite Sheikh in Al-Awamiyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. He was popular among youth and critical of the Saudi Arabian government. He was executed by the Saudi forces on Jan. 2 at the age...

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Capital Punishment in Islam

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 3, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Ministry of Interior’s announced on Saturday the execution of on 47 convicts of Saudi, Egyptian, and Chadian nationalities, under the Sharia law, for perpetrating several crimes across Saudi Arabia. The convicts have been proven guilty and responsible for numerous...