More than 100 foreigners executed in Saudi Arabia in 2024

Rights groups say 2024 marks largest number of foreigners executed in kingdom's history More than 100 foreigners were executed by Saudi Arabia in 2024, according to a tally by AFP. On Saturday, the official Saudi Press Agency reported the execution of a Yemeni national convicted of smuggling drugs into the kingdom. According to the AFP tally - which the agency compiled from state media reports - that brought to 101 the number of foreigners executed so far in 2024, almost triple the figures for 2023 and 2022. "This is the largest number of executions of foreigners in one year. Saudi...