US EditionSaudi Arabia executes eight people
SAUDI ARABIA, AUG 3 – The executions reflect Saudi Arabia's intensified anti-drug campaign, with 70% of 2025 executions linked to drug offenses, mostly involving foreign nationals, rights groups said.
- Saudi Arabia executed eight people on August 2, 2025, including four Somalis and three Ethiopians for drug smuggling, and one Saudi man for murder, according to the Saudi Press Agency .
- Since the start of 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed 230 individuals, with 154 executions related to drug charges, as noted by an AFP tally of official reports.
- The surge in executions is on track to surpass last year's record of 338, as mentioned in reports about the kingdom's renewed war on drugs since 2023.
- Analysts say the increase in executions is linked to the kingdom's 'war on drugs' launched in 2023, despite concerns from activists about its impact on Saudi Arabia's image.
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While the Saudi kingdom has already executed 239 people since the beginning of the year, Iran is engaged in fierce repression of its opponents. The world's capital punishment figure is likely to break records in 2025.
Saudi Arabia’s Recent Executions Spark International Outcry
Saudi Arabia’s recent executions of 17 people in just three days, marks the fastest spree of capital punishment in the kingdom since 2022. With 239 executions already carried out in 2025—161 for drug offenses and 136 involving foreign nationals—the country is on pace to surpass last year’s record of 338 executions. According to the state-run Saudi Press Agency, two Saudis were executed Monday for “terrorist crimes,” following 15 executions over …
During the weekend, 17 people were executed in Saudi Arabia, most of whom came from abroad – and were killed for drug offences.
Shafaq News- Riyadh: Saudi authorities executed eight people on Sunday, including four Somalis and three Ethiopians, in the southern Najran region, convicted of smuggling hashish. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that a Saudi man convicted of "killing his mother by shooting her" was executed in the southern Asir region. Since the beginning of 2025, Saudi Arabia has executed 154 people in drug-related cases, constituting the majority of the …
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