A conference of charity organizations currently under way in the city of Alkhobar was told the Eastern Province would soon witness the launch of a major housing project to provide homes for the poor. Governor of Eastern Province Prince Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdul-Aziz told the gathering that under the project 2,000 houses will be built for the poor and needy in the region. Addressing the conference which opened on Tuesday, Prince Muhammad praised charity bodies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and affirmed that these charity bodies were doing a commendable job to the satisfaction of everyone in the country. The conference is being attended by representatives of philanthropic associations from all over the Eastern Province to discuss the prospects for charity work in light of the constraints facing Islamic charities under the prevailing conditions. --MORE 1039 Local Time 0739 GMT
