North Korea is suspected of executing a number of officials held responsible for devastating floods this year

Saudi Arabia on August 17, 2024 issued a statement informing its citizens and residents of a death sentence being carried out against Saudi national, Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Qunai’an.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Interior announced on September 1, 2024 that the death sentence of "Abdullah bin Ali bin Sharai al-Shehri" has been executed for the crime of "criminal acts" at the level of "treason against the country".

Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland executed 10 fighters from Islamist militant group al Shabaab on August 17, 2024, the region's police said in a statement.