RIYADH: The Ministry of Interior announced that it has carried out the sentences of capital punishment against individuals convicted of terrorism and capital crimes.
The individuals, totaling 81, were convicted of various crimes including murdering innocent men, women and children; pledging allegiance to foreign terrorist organizations, such as Daesh, Al-Qaeda and the Houthi militia; targeting residents in the Kingdom and traveling to regional conflict zones to join terrorist organizations
Other crimes include kidnapping, torture, rape, smuggling arms and bombs into the Kingdom, targeting government personnel and vital economic sites, killing law enforcement officers and maiming their bodies, and planting land mines to target police vehicles.
The individuals were arrested and tried in Saudi courts overseen by 13 judges over three separate stages for each individual.
The accused were provided with the right to an attorney and were guaranteed their full rights under Saudi law during the judicial process, which found them guilty of committing multiple heinous crimes that left many civilians and law enforcement officers dead.
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Saudi Arabia announces executions of Daesh, Al-Qaeda members
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Saudi Arabia announces executions of Daesh, Al-Qaeda members
- The individuals were arrested and tried in Saudi courts overseen by 13 judges over three separate stages for each individual
Taif festival attracts record-breaking 370,000 visitors
- Commission CEO Abdullatif Alwasel said the event’s success reflects a strategic effort to integrate literature into daily life and expand creative spaces across Saudi Arabia
TAIF: The Saudi Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission concluded its third Writers and Readers Festival in Taif. Running until Jan. 15, the event drew over 370,000 visitors, a record-breaking figure that solidifies the festival’s standing as a cornerstone of the Kingdom’s cultural calendar.
Commission CEO Abdullatif Alwasel said the event’s success reflects a strategic effort to integrate literature into daily life and expand creative spaces across Saudi Arabia.
The festival’s location underscores the historical and literary significance of Taif, which in 2023 became the first Saudi city designated as a UNESCO Creative City of Literature.
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