{"id":10257,"date":"2026-11-05T17:32:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:32:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/saudi-arabia-executes-five-ethiopians-for-hashish-smuggling\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:32:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:32:04","slug":"saudi-arabia-executes-five-ethiopians-for-hashish-smuggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/saudi-arabia-executes-five-ethiopians-for-hashish-smuggling\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia executes five Ethiopians for hashish smuggling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"412\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Saudi-Arabia-executes-five-Ethiopians-for-hashish-smuggling.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Saudi Arabia executes five Ethiopians for hashish smuggling\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Saudi-Arabia-executes-five-Ethiopians-for-hashish-smuggling.jpg 412w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Saudi-Arabia-300x285.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia has executed five Ethiopian nationals convicted of drug smuggling, bringing the kingdom\u2019s execution toll this year to 205, according to the country\u2019s Interior Ministry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The five were convicted of participating in smuggling hashish into the kingdom, the ministry said in a statement published by the official Saudi Press Agency on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They were executed in Asir, a province in southwestern Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest executions are the third such announcement involving Ethiopian nationals in recent months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five Ethiopians were executed on the same day in June, while another five were put to death in July.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the latest executions, 32 Ethiopian nationals have been executed in Saudi Arabia this year, making them the largest foreign national group among those executed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human Rights Watch warned in July that at least 79 Ethiopians faced an imminent risk of execution over similar drug-related charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saudi Arabia recorded 356 executions last year, the highest annual figure in the kingdom\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of Ethiopians work in low-skilled jobs in Saudi Arabia, with many travelling to the oil-rich kingdom through the perilous Eastern Route from the Horn of Africa via Yemen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFP<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/saudi-arabia-executes-five-ethiopians-for-hashish-smuggling\/\">Saudi Arabia executes five Ethiopians for hashish smuggling<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia has executed five Ethiopian nationals convicted of drug smuggling, bringing the kingdom\u2019s execution toll this year to 205, according to the country\u2019s Interior Ministry. 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