Saudi Arabia has opened a luxury rehabilitation center in Riyadh in hope to wean jailed Al-Qaeda militants off their extremism with counseling, spa treatments and plenty of exercise.

Saudi Arabia has opened a luxury rehabilitation center in Riyadh in hope to wean jailed Al-Qaeda militants off their extremism with counseling, spa treatments and plenty of exercise.

In between sessions with counselors and talks on religion, prisoners will be able to relax in the center's facilities which include an Olympic-size indoor swimming pool, a sauna, a gym and a television hall.

Interior Ministry Spokesman General Mansur Al-Turki told AFP that “under 3,000 (extremist prisoners) will have to go through one of these centers before they can be released.”

Another center has already opened in the western port city of Jeddah, and three more are planned for the north, east and south of the desert kingdom.