Saudi Newspapers underscored the importance of the inspection tour of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz to the Madinah region and his launching of new industrial and development projects worth SR 45 billion in Yanbu. The King's allocation for the new expansion projects at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah city amounts to SR 4.7 billion. These include installation of 182 sun-shades in the Mosque's courtyards. More than 200,000 worshippers will benefit from the sunshade project, the papers noted. The new projects to be launched by the King include the SR 20 billion industrial complex of Yanbu National Petrochemical Company and projects of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, the Royal Commission and Marafiq. The Riyadh-based Al-Jazeerah highlighted the significance of the visit of the Custodian the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz to Madinah region, and said the visit comes within the framework of the field visits being paid by the Monarch to directly supervise the development projects. King Abdullah has been visiting all regions of the Kingdom to get assured that all required services are extended to the citizens, said the daily, adding that undoubtedly these visits yield positive results. Madinah region, like other Saudi regions in the Kingdom, has been given a great attention by the King and the gigantic projects implemented in the city include the economic knowledge city which will make more than 200,00 job opportunities available. "We should always remember that King Abdullah has ordered to implement an expansion project at the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah at a total cost of nearly SR 5 billion, it added. --MORE.
