THE PENINSULA (Qatar): RIYADH: A Saudi man convicted of murdering a compatriot was beheaded by the sword yesterday, the interior ministry announced.
Salehm Dhibani was executed in Tabuk, in northwest Saudi Arabia, after being found guilty of shooting to death Rafaa Al Hawiti during a dispute, according to a ministry statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
The beheading brought to 19 the number of executions announced since the beginning of the year. [Source: The Peninsula] AFP | Saturday, April 4, 2009
