RIYADH, 6 December 2004 — An Iraqi man was executed yesterday in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of murdering two Saudi nationals, the Interior Ministry announced.

Dakhel ibn Fahd ibn Muhammad Al-Ghuleidhawy was convicted of shooting dead Barghash ibn Sheryan ibn Faisal Al-Mutairi and his son Khaled following a financial dispute, the ministry said in a statement.

Al-Ghuleidhawy was executed in the Eastern Province town of Qaryat Al-Ulya, about 300 km northeast of Riyadh.