The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has approved a request by Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi to call the project of development of the city of Wa'ad Alshamal for mining industries "King Abdullah Project for the Development of the City of Wa'ad Alshamal" in response to the promise by the King to the people of the region during his visit to the region on the 20/04/1428H. This came in a reply telegram received by the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.