Samir Salama, Associate Editor

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University students commit suicide using chloroform

‘We were not made for this life and have no place in a world full of lies, betrayal’

Amr 21, and Ali, 20, each soaked a towel in chloroform, placed it in a mask and wore it. Then they covered their head and face with nylon bags.

Saudis wear 8 times more perfume than Europeans

Saudis uses 2.5 litres of perfume a year, while Europeans use just 300ml

File picture: Perfumes and incense including oud, bakhoor and mokhamaria.

Saudi city among those at threat from climate change

Rising sea levels endanger 33 cities around world

The old city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Jeddah was named as one of the cities at risk from rising sea levels.

Saudis approve Pfizer vaccine for kids aged 5-11

Over 46m vaccine jabs have been administered so far in the Kingdom

Pfizer new pediatric COVID-19 vaccine vials are seen in this undated handout photo.

Saudi man arrested for attacking woman in public

Attacker with criminal record was captured in video posted on social media

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COVID-19: Saudi Arabia achieves herd immunity

70% of Kingdom’s population now inoculated with two vaccine doses

Riyadh Skyline

Saudi Arabia: Man gets stuck on traffic billboard

Firefighters come to his rescue after he threw things to alert passers-by

The man waves from the billboard.

Egypt: Fire guts iconic Nassibian Studio Theatre

Major part of Egyptian cinematic history established in 1930s, was set for 140 movies

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Saudi visit visa cannot be turned into residence visa

Employers allowing workers to work for others or be self-employed face jail, fine

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Man beheads compatriot in front of passers-by

Gruesome crime leaves witnesses screaming in terror

Photo for illustrative purposes only.

Bahrain: Iran bank money laundering conviction upheld

5 Future Bank officials have 10-year prison sentences confirmed

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Saudis still haunted by COVID-19 anxiety

‘I lost my mum to the plague, and I don’t want to lose my son too’ says grieving woman

Riyadh at night: Arab Gulf people are no longer Bedouins wasting their wealth in the West

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