KUWAIT: Six Asian men kidnapped and raped a nine-year-old Egyptian boy who was playing in the yard of the building where he lives in Khaitan. The six men took the boy to an isolated area and took turns raping him. The boy returned home in shock and informed his parents. His father took him to the hospital and then went to the police. Khaitan detectives began an intensive search for the culprits and arrested some of them. - Al-Rai

Youth rapes student

KUWAIT: An Indian youth convinced a 16-year-old student to skip school after telling her he wants to take her on a picnic, but instead took her to his Hawally flat, where he raped her. He then dropped her back to school before disappearing. The girl informed her father, who lodged a complaint at the police station. Detectives arrested the suspect, who will be sent to the public prosecution. - Al-Rai