17 October 2012 :
Saudi authorities beheaded by the sword one of its citizens after he was found guilty of murder, the Interior Ministry said. Ahmed bin Hasan al-Shehri was found guilty of shooting and stabbing to death his compatriot Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Shehri, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency. He was executed in the southwestern city of Abha.(Sources: AFP, 05/09/2012)