formed Madina Development Commission is to produce a 50-year development plan for the city, the Secretary General of the Commission, Mohammed Al-Ali, has said. “A comprehensive plan based on planned studies for the period of fifty years will guide the execution of all development and service projects,” Al-Ali said. According to Al-Ali, the Commission - which begins its work next week - is responsible for all development projects in Madina, and will be “depending greatly on the efforts of the relevant government bodies and the support of Prince Abdul Aziz the Emir of Madina in realizing the Commission's future goals to make Madina one of the most advanced cities in the region”.