JEDDAH, 29 September 2006 — More than five million Saudis suffer from diabetes, which account for one fourth of the total population in the country, according to Dr. Waleed Fitaihy, chairman of the board of directors of the International Medical Center here. He said this at an international seminar on new insulin inhalers that could be used to replace injections, Al-Madinah newspaper reported yesterday.
Blackmailer Arrested
Police arrested a man in Taif who used to extort money from businessmen by threatening to kill their children unless they paid ransom, Okaz newspaper reported yesterday.
Police said the man in his 30s was unemployed and used to call from different public call centers in order to evade police.
A businessman said he had paid money to the man in order that he and his children remain safe. A woman also said she paid a “huge” amount to the man because he blackmailed her.
