Madinah Al-Munawarah, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud launched the Economic Knowledge City, the first of its kind based on know-how industries in the Kingdom at a total cost of SR 25 billion. Within a visit to Taif, the King patronized the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for Training units, affiliating to the General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training at a cost of SR 300 million, laying the foundation stone for Al-Hada-Al-Karr road at a cost of more than SR198 million, the foundation stone for King Faisal Hospital in Taif at a cost of more than SR560 million, laid the foundation stone for Phase I of Taif University compass at a cost of more than SRone billion, and dedicated the University for Sciences and Technology in Taif at a cost of SR10 billion. --More
