JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal on Monday stressed the fact that the Saudi government is keen on the speedy completion of development projects in Makkah and the holy sites because of it is the capital of Islam.
Prince Khaled, who is president of the Makkah and Holy Sites Development Authority and chairman of the Executive Committee of the King Abdullah Project for Makkah Construction, was addressing a meeting of the development authority's executive committee in Jeddah.
Describing the projects of development as unique, Prince Khaled said: "All departments related to development projects in the holy city should strive to stick to the schedule and complete the first phase of the King Abdullah Project for Makkah Constructions to coincide with the completion of the expansion of the northern courtyard of the Grand Mosque, ring roads, other road networks and the development of unplanned districts."
He also said all Saudis should view the achievements at Makkah and holy sites as an honor to them all. "Saudis are honored because they alone got the opportunity to serve the holy city of Makkah," the prince said.
The meeting also discussed various executive measures taken for the implementation of the King Abdullah Project for Makkah Constructions.
In another development, the prince said while speaking at a workshop of the Regional Urban Studies Center in Jeddah that statistical studies on urban matters was of great importance because no decision on urban development could be made without them.
© Arab News 2012
