Child rapist executed

TAIF: A Saudi man was executed on Monday in Taif for kidnapping and raping two schoolboys. Saad Al-Hathli was found guilty of repeatedly raping the two boys at a remote area outside the city. His first victim was kidnapped and taken to the location where he was bound by a rope and repeatedly raped. Al-Hathli then returned to the city and kidnapped another schoolboy and raped him.

Overstayers arrested

JEDDAH: Passport Department officials arrested on Monday nine overstayers, including three African women, who were living under a flyover in the Kilo 8 area of south Jeddah. Matar Al-Malki, head of the municipality in the Jamia district, said security officers also confiscated a large amount of contaminated foodstuffs.