Iran has reportedly decided to temporarily suspend its secret Baghdad-brokered talks aimed at defusing years-long tensions with Saudi Arabia, after the oil-rich kingdom carried out its largest known mass execution in its modern history. Key points: Saudi Arabia has denied accusations of human rights abuses after the mass-execution of 81 people Sporadic protests have erupted among Shiites in the nearby …
The state-run Saudi Press Agency announced Saturday’s executions, saying they included those ‘convicted of various crimes, including the murdering of innocent men, women and children’ Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia on 12 March, 2022, executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history. The number of death penalty cases being carried out in Saudi Arabia had dropped during the coronavirus pandemic, though the kingdom continued to …
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