Baby found in box near Saudi mosque

Residents going for prayers at a mosque in Saudi Arabia stumbled across a baby stuffed in a box along with nappies and milk.

The people in Hamra neighborhood in the eastern port of Dammam found the newborn boy crying and called the police.

Sabq newspaper quoted medical sources as saying the baby was in good condition but it did not mention his age.

Two Saudi girls to be lashed for filming school girls

A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced two local girls to 50 lashes each after they were found guilty of filming school girls and publicizing the pictures on social networks.

The court in the eastern Ihsa province found the two guilty of taking photographs of girls inside a public school in the province without their knowledge.

“The two are to be lashed 50 times each in one batch on charges of harming the reputation of others,” Sharq daily said.

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