17 March 2008 :
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man convicted of fatally shooting a fellow citizen. The Interior Ministry statement, carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, said Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Kahtani was executed in the eastern Saudi town of al-Khobar.The man shot the victim, Musfir bin Habad al-Dowsary, several times using an automatic weapon after a dispute.
(Sources: Jerusalem Post, 16/03/2008)