Comments
There are no comments.
Add Comments
AFP/Riyadh
Saudi Arabia on Thursday carried out its 141st execution this year, putting one of its citizens to death for murder.
Abdulrahman al-Asmari was executed in the holy city of Makkah following his conviction for killing a fellow Saudi, the interior ministry said.
Asmari stabbed the victim repeatedly and then drove over his legs after a fight, it said.
His was the fourth death sentence carried out in three days.
On Wednesday a Yemeni was executed for murdering a Saudi, and a Pakistani who killed an Indonesian couple was put to death.
A convicted Pakistani drug trafficker was executed on Tuesday.
According to AFP tallies, their cases bring to 141 the number of locals and foreigners executed in the kingdom this year, compared with 87 in 2014.
Saudi executions are usually carried out by beheading with a sword, in what the ministry says is a deterrent.
Under the kingdom's strict Islamic legal code, murder, drug trafficking, armed robbery, rape and apostasy are all punishable by death.
There are no comments.
SPORT Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when you are saying farewell to those that have left a positive impression. That was the case earlier this month when Canada hosted Mexico in a friendly at BC Place stadium in Vancouver.
TECHNOLOGY Some 60mn primary-school-age children have no access to formal education
CULTURE Lekhwiya’s El Arabi scores the equaliser after Tresor is sent off; Tabata, al-Harazi score for QSL champions
ARABIA The Yemeni Minister of Tourism, Dr Mohamed Abdul Majid Qubati, yesterday expressed hope that the 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen declared by the Command of Coalition Forces on Saturday will be maintained in order to lift the siege imposed on Taz City and ease the entry of humanitarian aid to the besieged
ARABIA Some 200 teachers from schools across the country attended Qatar Museum’s (QM) first ever Teachers Council at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) yesterday.
ARABIA The Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) of Qatar and the Indonesian Supreme Court (SCI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on judicial co-operation, it was announced yesterday.
ECONOMY Sri Lanka is keen on importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar as part of government policy to shift to clean energy, Minister of City Planning and Water Supply Rauff Hakeem has said.
