07 July 2011
RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has changed the name of the Ras Al-Zour on the Arabian Gulf to Ras Al-Khair, President of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thunayan said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday.
RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has changed the name of the Ras Al-Zour on the Arabian Gulf to Ras Al-Khair, President of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thunayan said in a statement to the Saudi Press Agency on Wednesday.
The Royal Commission is carrying out SR1.6 billion infrastructure work in this developing industrial city 60 kilometers north of Jubail, Eastern Province.
The mineral deposits of phosphate and bauxite found in Hazm Al-Jalameed and Zabirah are to be processed in the industrial facilities in Ras Al-Khair. SAR built a railway line from Hazm Al-Jalameed to Ras Al-Khair to carry minerals.
The king also ordered the linking of Ras Al-Khair with Dammam and Jubail by rail two weeks ago.
© Arab News 2011
