Ten of those put to death had been convicted of terrorism offences and five of “heinous” crimes including rape, Mahmud al-Momani told the official Petra news agency. Ten of those put to death had been ...

IRAN has threatened to restart mass executions and warned of “all out war” if Donald Trump intervenes in the Ayatollah’s ...

Tehran is now fast-tracking court cases to execute convicted "ringleaders of unrest," after large-scale protests in the country have been ongoing since late December. Journalists and human rights ...

This latest mass execution comes days after four Islamic State gunmen were killed by Saudi security forces while trying to attack a security building north of the capital, Riyadh. It also comes on the ...

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 ...