This father-in-law needs mental checkup

MAKKAH: Fathers-in-law can be real pains, especially when they try to force divorce and demand compensation. According to a report in the daily Al-Shams newspaper on Sunday, a Makkah man went to a judge demanding that his daughter separate from her husband of over nine years. In addition to that, the man wanted financial compensation for all the time his son-in-law slept with his daughter. The man also claimed that he had the legal right to speak on behalf of his daughter. The judge sent the father to a medical investigation to examine his mental health when he continued insisting a divorce despite the couple’s wish to continue their conjugal life with greater mutual understanding.

Thieves have ‘nose for the news’

JEDDAH: Huraimala, an agricultural city northwest of Riyadh, witnessed a strange theft on Saturday. Thieves took away bundles of local Arabic newspapers from a truck, leaving readers of Al-Jazirah, Al-Riyadh and Al-Yaum without their favorite Arabic dailies. Readers called the National Distribution Company (NDC) as well as headquarters of the three newspapers to find out the reason for their missing daily dose of “yesterday’s news today.” Muhammad Al-Faqeeh, assistant general manager of NDC for distribution, sent an urgent message to the three newspapers informing them about the theft. People are now wondering what is the motive behind the theft, whether it was to sell the papers in remote areas or recycle them, Al-Jazirah reported on Sunday.

— Compiled by Arab News