The thing which makes this new institution different from any other university is the setting – in the middle of the desert, a sprawling mini-metropolis designed to enhance the lives of students and staff. Oh and one other thing – the country’s usually strict segregation and religious laws concerning women have been loosened to keep everyone on-task at the best of their abilities. This means women will be allowed to drive on-campus, sit in the same lectures as male students and socialise together. However, it is expected that the strict laws governing alcohol consumption and bans on the presence of males inside the female accommodations will remain.

It is hoped that with the $1.5 billions worth of equipment at the site, including one of the world’s fastest supercomputers, Saudi Arabia will be able to source revenue through research in key areas and end its reliance on oil exports. Whether this works or not remains to be seen, though.

The thieves used the hotels master key to get into her room (which you might expect to have had a guard) and they ripped a safe from the wall. This might sound like He-man has been on the steal but reports suggest the safe was only attached to the wall using silicon, not very safe in my opinion. All this was achieved in a 10 minute time gap while dinner was being served.

The name of the princess has not been revealed but diplomats have confirmed they have met to discuss an incident which backs up the reports. In the robbery the princess had £10M stolen in cash and jewelery.