The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Fahd bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet's weekly session held at Al-Yamamah palace in Riyadh on Monday. At the outset of the session, the Cabinet expressed to the Monarch their appreciation for the improvement and progress of Jubail and Yanbu Industrial Cities that they have become national examples embodying the ability of Saudi citizens to build civilization. The Cabinet noted that the progress and advancement of Jubail Industrial City have issued from the unlimited support provided by the King who assumed the chairmanship of the board of directors of Jubail and Yanbu Royal Commission until it has reached this advanced technological and productive stage. Reviewing the inauguration of projects in the Eastern Region in general and Qateef, Al-Ahsa and Industrial Jubail City in particular by Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier and Commander of the National Guard, the Cabinet stressed that the projects will contribute to supporting the economy and providing jobs for citizens. The Cabinet indicated that the finance of laying the foundation stones and the inauguration of 26 governmental and private projects amounted to SR 64 billion. --More 2023 Local Time 1723 GMT
