Execution
Saudi beheaded for murder as Amnesty urges halt to executions
World
August 19, 2014
Saudi beheaded for murder as Amnesty urges halt to executions
A Saudi national convicted of murder was decapitated by the sword in the southwest of the Gulf kingdom on Tuesday,…
Syrian opposition condemns rebel execution of captives
Egypt
July 28, 2013
Syrian opposition condemns rebel execution of captives
The opposition Syrian National Coalition on Sunday condemned the reported "collective execution" by rebels of soldier prisoners in the north…
Kuwait executes two Egyptians convicted of murder and rape
Egypt
June 18, 2013
Kuwait executes two Egyptians convicted of murder and rape
Kuwaiti authorities Tuesday morning executed Egyptian nationals Ahmed Abdel Salam, convicted of murder in 2009, and Haggag Mohamed al-Saady, convicted…
Saudi Arabia executes 2 Egyptians over kidnapping and rape of child
Egypt
June 19, 2012
Saudi Arabia executes 2 Egyptians over kidnapping and rape of child
The Saudi interior ministry on Tuesday executed two Egyptians who had kidnapped and tortured a 9-year-old girl for three and…
Iraq executes 14 in one day
World
February 8, 2012
Iraq executes 14 in one day
Iraq executed 14 people on a single day this week, most of them Al-Qaeda members, a senior justice ministry official…
Saudi Arabia executes Bangladeshi migrants for murdering Egyptian
Egypt
October 8, 2011
Saudi Arabia executes Bangladeshi migrants for murdering Egyptian
Saudi Arabia on Friday executed eight Bangladeshi migrant workers, sentenced to death for the alleged murder of an Egyptian man,…
Poll finds support for Mubarak execution, military role in politics
Egypt
August 9, 2011
Poll finds support for Mubarak execution, military role in politics
More than 60 percent of Egyptians who took part in a voluntary online poll earlier this month support the death…