Saudi Justice Ministry
- All
- News
-
After Driving Reform, Saudi Women To Become Notaries For The First Time
Women in Saudi Arabia have for the first time been allowed to become notaries, with 12 granted permission to start working in the profession, the justice ministry said Monday.
-
If You Keep Saying Saudi Arabia is Like the Islamic State, You Might Get Sued
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have long been annoyed that everyone keeps suggesting they are anything like the Islamic State. Sure, they say, perhaps some of the laws on the books may look similar to the punishments in the extremist organization, but the Saudi kingdom is a sovereign state that abides by the rule of law and uses these punishments with...
-
Saudi Arabia denies man was sentenced to paralysis
Saudi Arabia's Justice Ministry has denied reports that a judge sentenced a young man to be surgically paralysed in retribution for stabbing a friend who was also left unable to move.
-
Kuwait hangs three convicts in first executions since 2007
Authorities in Kuwait on Monday hanged three convicted murderers in the first executions in the Gulf state since May 2007, the ministry of justice said.
-
Saudi might soon set minimum marriage age: Reports
Saudi Arabia is edging closer to setting a minimum age for marriage, a Justice Ministry official was quoted as saying on Wednesday, following international criticism of cases of child brides.
-
After Driving Reform, Saudi Women To Become Notaries For The First Time
Women in Saudi Arabia have for the first time been allowed to become notaries, with 12 granted permission to start working in the profession, the justice ministry said Monday.
-
If You Keep Saying Saudi Arabia is Like the Islamic State, You Might Get Sued
Authorities in Saudi Arabia have long been annoyed that everyone keeps suggesting they are anything like the Islamic State. Sure, they say, perhaps some of the laws on the books may look similar to the punishments in the extremist organization, but the Saudi kingdom is a sovereign state that abides by the rule of law and uses these punishments with...
-
Saudi Arabia denies man was sentenced to paralysis
Saudi Arabia's Justice Ministry has denied reports that a judge sentenced a young man to be surgically paralysed in retribution for stabbing a friend who was also left unable to move.
-
Kuwait hangs three convicts in first executions since 2007
Authorities in Kuwait on Monday hanged three convicted murderers in the first executions in the Gulf state since May 2007, the ministry of justice said.
-
Saudi might soon set minimum marriage age: Reports
Saudi Arabia is edging closer to setting a minimum age for marriage, a Justice Ministry official was quoted as saying on Wednesday, following international criticism of cases of child brides.
