RIYADH: A Saudi citizen was executed Thursday for the murder of a compatriot.

Mohammed Al-Khaweir Al-Qahtani was found guilty of shooting dead Hussein Al-Shayeb Al-Qahtani following a dispute, the Interior Ministry said.

He was executed in the southwestern city of Abha, a ministry statement published by the Saudi Press Agency said.

Thursday's execution brought to 82 the number of death sentences the Kingdom has carried out this year. The executions include 47 for terrorism carried out on Jan. 2. Murder, drug trafficking, armed robbery, rape and apostasy are punishable by death under the Kingdom's laws.