Sentence examples for the executions are from inspiring English sources
The executions are Saudi Arabia's first in 2016.
Iran says most of the executions are related to drug offences.
The executions are a reminder of the power the regime is prepared to wield against its enemies.
The executions are staged like elaborate magic tricks, in which commonplace bathroom and kitchen items malevolently turn against their owners.
But the universities reopen later this month and, if the executions are carried out, there is little doubt that students across the country will express their disapproval.
The executions are an "internal matter", a "retrograde step" perhaps, and certainly the executions were "events that don't help" peace in the Middle East.
It didn't say when the executions were carried out.
Four of the executions were blocked by court order.
The last of the executions was in June 1998.
The executions were said to have occurred shortly after noon.
(Fortunately, none of the executions were carried out).
