Boozy smell story stinks

An actor was jailed for drunken driving after his lawyer failed to produce evidence to back up his client's defence that he wasn't actually drunk, he only seemed to be drunk. The actor claimed that he suffered from a stomach complaint and had been taking pills that gave off a distinctive boozy smell that aroused the nostrils of the traffic police. The defence wafted right out of court when the prosecution showed that the actor had crashed into another car - and hit a police officer. (From Al Wafd)

Shoppers were swappers

Two glitzy ladies were arrested as fraudsters when their jewellery shop scam was uncovered. The women would go into a store and demand to see what was available in gold. They would carefully examine the goods but then declare that they weren't impressed enough to buy. However, with a bit of skilful sleight of hand they pocketed the real stuff and then handed substitute fake gold back to the shop assistants. (From Al Wafd)

Divorce leads to blazing row

When his wife insisted on a divorce after just four months of marriage, a desperate husband resorted to the traditionally romantic position of standing beneath her window. Unfortunately, this Romeo took his blazing passion a touch too literally, tossed a can of kerosene through the window and then set fire to the wife's house. (From Al Wafd)

Drug user swore he had escape plan

After being caught by a police officer smoking marijuana in a parked car, an Arab student first tried to scare the policeman away by swearing at him and when that failed he ran over him with the car. He was eventually arrested after incensed locals stopped him making an escape. (From Al Wafd)

Lawyer and client land in trouble

An attorney and his client were arrested after trying to gain ownership of a plot of land. The land had been the cause of a dispute between the client and another man, who was said to have dropped his original claim to it. The attorney and his client brought a third man with them to court, swearing that he was the man who had dropped his claim to the land. Unfortunately for the fraudsters, the original claimant's lawyer was in court and didn't recognize the third man. (From Al Wafd)

Rural life no idyll in the city

The residents of a street in Cairo filed a complaint stating that their road was the worst in the city. They argued that their doormen had become bakers who sold bread on the sidewalks. They said the doormen had also brought "hundreds if not thousands" of farm animals to keep and sell, letting them roam free on the street. Residents said it was like living in a rural area rather than in the heart of the city. (From Al Wafd)