A Saudi and a Yemeni were beheaded in separate cases of execution in Riyadh on Friday.

Saudi Abdullah Al-Qassim was executed for strangling compatriot Dakhil Al-Kaltham, a statement from the Ministry of Interior said.

Khadr Al-Tahiri, a Yemeni national, was executed for killing another Yemeni, Muhammad Al-Tahiri, by pouring a large quantity of acid on him.

Both convicts were executed in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency said.