Saudi judge named Hamad Salim bin Naif had been arrested in the Gulf emirate on charges of possessing and using drugs.

Saudi judge named Hamad Salim bin Naif, who served as head of an Islamic court, had been arrested in the Gulf emirate on charges of possessing and using drugs.The ministry, in its first official reaction to the report, said that "none of the judges affiliated to the justice ministry has the name mentioned in this report”.<br />"The ministry stated that it has no information about the report published in the Emirati newspaper Khaleej Times and quoted by Agence France Presse and then Internet sites about the Dubai police's arrest of a Saudi judge," the official SPA news agency said.According to the English-language Khaleej Times, the suspect confessed that he and his wife take drugs and said he brought the confiscated hashish from Saudi Arabia for their personal use.<br />Sharia courts in Saudi Arabia impose tough penalties for drug-related charges, and drug trafficking is punishable by death in the ultra-conservative kingdom.The United Arab Emirates, of which Dubai is a member, also imposes severe penalties for all drug-related offences. Four years in prison is the usual sentence for possession while trafficking carries the death penalty.

Saudi judge named Hamad Salim bin Naif had been arrested in the Gulf emirate on charges of possessing and using drugs.

Saudi judge named Hamad Salim bin Naif, who served as head of an Islamic court, had been arrested in the Gulf emirate on charges of possessi...

Read more »

Ghul Khan Arghun Shah,Zarbadan Minajan executed for drug smuggling

Ghul Khan Arghun Shah and Zarbadan Minajan were sentenced to death for bringing into the kingdom packets of heroin hidden in their stomachs.They were executed in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. Separately, Syrian Ibrahim Hussein al-Jarkh, also convicted of drug smuggling, was beheaded in the northern city of Tabuk, the ministry said.

Ghul Khan Arghun Shah,Zarbadan Minajan executed for drug smuggling

Ghul Khan Arghun Shah and Zarbadan Minajan were sentenced to death for bringing into the kingdom packets of heroin hidden in their stomachs....

Read more »

Beheaded Mohammed Qodous ,Idris Abdul-Ghani convicted of smuggling cocaine into the kingdom.

Mohammed Qodous and Idris Abdul-Ghani, were convicted of smuggling the drugs by swallowing sachets of cocaine. The Interior Ministry says the beheadings took place Sunday in the Red Sea coastal city of Jiddah.The Saudi Interior Ministry says authorities have beheaded two Nigerian men convicted of smuggling cocaine into the kingdom.Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islam under which those convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape or armed robbery are executed in public with a sword.Forty-two people have been beheaded this year, according to an Associated Press count.

Beheaded Mohammed Qodous ,Idris Abdul-Ghani convicted of smuggling cocaine into the kingdom.

Mohammed Qodous and Idris Abdul-Ghani, were convicted of smuggling the drugs by swallowing sachets of cocaine. The Interior Ministry says th...

Read more »

Two men convicted of drug smuggling were beheaded by the sword.

Saudi police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 140 kilograms (308 pounds) of hashish from neighbouring Yemen, SPA state news agency reported on Friday.<br />A border patrol in the southwestern region of Najran clashed on Thursday with a group of smugglers after spotting them trying to infiltrate into the kingdom through rough terrain, SPA said.The smugglers who were trying to cross the borders on foot fired at the patrol before they retreated, leaving behind the narcotics and a number of machine-guns and ammunition, it added.In October, Saudi authorities announced foiling an attempt to smuggle 1,050 kilograms (2,300 pounds) of hashish through the same area, along the borders with impoverished Yemen.Saudi Arabia imposes death penalties on people convicted of drug trafficking. In January, two men convicted of drug smuggling were beheaded by the sword.

Two men convicted of drug smuggling were beheaded by the sword.

Saudi police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 140 kilograms (308 pounds) of hashish from neighbouring Yemen, SPA state news agency reported...

Read more »

Ahmed Awfi al-Khazaali ,Rashid Ahmed Hussein,Wasie-Ullah Khan beheaded for drug offenses

Saudi authorities beheaded three men Monday - an Iraqi, an Indian and a Pakistani - for smuggling drugs into the kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. <br />Iraqi Ahmed Awfi al-Khazaali was convicted of sneaking hashish into the country and was executed in northern Saudi Arabia, said a statement by the Interior Ministry carried by SPA. <br />The Indian, Rashid Ahmed Hussein, and the Pakistani, Wasie-Ullah Khan, were convicted of smuggling heroin and both were executed in the holy city of Mecca, the statement said. <br />Saudi Arabia follows a strict interpretation of Islam under which people convicted of murder, drug trafficking, rape and armed robbery can be executed. <br />Monday's executions bring the number of people beheaded this year to 22, according to an Associated Press count. Saudi Arabia beheaded 137 people last year, up sharply from the 38 executed in 2006.

Ahmed Awfi al-Khazaali ,Rashid Ahmed Hussein,Wasie-Ullah Khan beheaded for drug offenses

Saudi authorities beheaded three men Monday - an Iraqi, an Indian and a Pakistani - for smuggling drugs into the kingdom, the official Saudi...

Read more »

executed two Thai men

Saudi Arabia executed two Thai men yesterday for drugs smuggling, bringing to at least 51 the number of people executed in the kingdom this year. <br />The two men received hashish hidden in imported consignments of sports equipment, the official news agency SPA said. <br />They were executed in Dammam. The executions, usually carried out through public beheadings, apply to those convicted of drug trafficking, rape, murder and other violent crimes

executed two Thai men

Saudi Arabia executed two Thai men yesterday for drugs smuggling, bringing to at least 51 the number of people executed in the kingdom this ...

Read more »

Hakem al-Zayadi

Hakem al-Zayadi was executed in the town of Rafha near the border with Iraq for smuggling hashish on a motorcycle, The execution brings to at least 59 the number of people put to death in the country this year. The sentences, usually carried out through public beheadings, apply to those convicted of drug trafficking, rape, murder and other violent crimes.

Hakem al-Zayadi

Hakem al-Zayadi was executed in the town of Rafha near the border with Iraq for smuggling hashish on a motorcycle, The execution brings to a...

Read more »

Ayesh Bin Hajhooj al-Atwi was executed on Wednesday

Ayesh Bin Hajhooj al-Atwi was executed on Wednesday in the northern city of al-Jawfover for smuggling hashish into the country, the official Saudi Press Agency reported, citing an Interior Ministry statement. <br />Wednesday's execution brought to 77 the number of people, including two women, beheaded in the kingdom this year. Saudi executions are performed in public as a deterrent. <br />The kingdom decapitated 38 people last year and 83 people in 2005.

Ayesh Bin Hajhooj al-Atwi was executed on Wednesday

Ayesh Bin Hajhooj al-Atwi was executed on Wednesday in the northern city of al-Jawfover for smuggling hashish into the country, the official...

Read more »