The ministers of finance, commerce and industry, water and electricity, and labor have emphasized the importance of the newly planned 'Waad' Mining City in the Northern Border region and pledged all-out support to make it a reality. Speaking to Al-Jazirah Arabic daily, Minister of Finance, Dr. Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al Assaf said the city would contribute to the Kingdom's efforts to diversify resources and boost the national economy. "We'll support this project by allocating the money required for its infrastructure facilities," Al-Assaf said. Minister of Water and Electricity Abdulah bin Abd-ur-Rahman Al-Hossein said his ministry would support the new city by providing it with a high voltage power network backed by transformers. "We will also make optimum use of groundwater to meet residential and industrial water requirements," he added. --MORE
