81.   A Nigerian found guilty of trafficking in hashish was beheaded with a sword on Tuesday in the holy city of Mecca, the Saudi interior ministry announced.

82.   A Bahraini air force pilot defected to Qatar in a helicopter on Monday and asked for political asylum, the Qatari foreign ministry announced.

83.   A Pakistani convicted of smuggling heroin into Saudi Arabia was beheaded by sword in the western Saudi city of Jeddah on Monday, the interior ministry announced.

84.   A Sudanese found guilty of murdering a woman and her two children was executed Friday in Riyadh, the Saudi interior ministry announced.

85.   A Saudi national found guilty of murder was beheaded Thursday in the western Mecca region, the Saudi interior ministry announced.

86.   A Swedish tourist jailed by Indian authorities for four months for illegally crossing the border into India was released Saturday, the Swedish foreign ministry announced.

87.   A visit to Iraq by an Iranian delegation, which was due to begin Saturday, has been postponed indefinitely, the foreign ministry announced here.

88.   A Saudi man found guilty of murder was beheaded Wednesday in the eastern al-Qatif region, the interior ministry announced.

89.   A Sudanese national convicted of murder was beheaded here on Monday, the interior ministry announced.

90.   After months of French mediation the two countries have agreed to submit the dispute to arbitration, the French foreign ministry announced Wednesday.