Two hundred million Saudi Riyals spent annually on smoking

A Saudi statistic says that more than two hundred million Saudi Riyals worth of cigarettes are burnt annually in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, by consumers who buy some 170,000 cigarette packets of various types.

The secretary of the fight against smoking society in Riyadh said a recent study of Saudi smokers revealed that 70% of them are youths aged between 20 and 30.