Three Saudis were executed Wednesday after being convicted of murder in separate cases, the Interior Ministry announced, bringing to 41 the number of executions this year.

Nawaf Al-Mutairi was executed in Madinah for the machine-gun killing of fellow Saudi Adel Al-Harbi in a dispute. Another Saudi, Naji Al-Mutleq, was beheaded in Najran for shooting dead fellow tribesman Abdelhadi Al-Mutleq, also with a machine gun, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

In neighboring Jazan, Musa Dhafiri was executed for stabbing to death Yehia Hamdi following a disagreement.