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The Governor of Medina, Prince Faisal Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, opens the Medina Investment Forum on Tuesday, February 11, 2014 in Medina, Saudi Arabia. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Medina Governor highlights investment

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 13, 2014 | Business

Medina, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Governor of Medina, Prince Faisal Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, opened the Medina Investment Forum on Tuesday in a bid to promote investment in the region. Prince Faisal used the occasions to announce the launch of the Naama Medina...

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Worshipers visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban)

Property prices in Medina skyrocket due to Prophet’s Mosque expansions

by Said Al-Abyad | Dec 21, 2013 | Business

Medina, Asharq Al-Awsat—Property prices in Medina, in northwestern Saudi Arabia, have risen 70 percent over the past three months, according to the most recent estimates from real estate agents in the city. They are speculating that the announcement a year ago that...

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Governor of Medina, Prince Faisal bin Salman at the Saudi writers’ conference in Medina on Wednesday August 28. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Saudi Writers’ Conference to call for greater support

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Aug 30, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the fourth Saudi Writers’ Conference draws to a close today, the final statement is set to call for greater support for Saudi writers. The conference, which began on Tuesday in Medina, discussed a number of important issues, including...

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The Prophet Mohammed Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Medina on November 12, 2009. Islam’s Prophet Mohammed is buried in Medina’s landmark mosque, which is Islam’s second holiest shrine after Mecca. (MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images)

Prince Faisal bin Salman announces “Pilgrim City” in Medina

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 11, 2013 | Middle East

Medina, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Governor of Medina region, Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, announced the construction of a state-of-the-art “pilgrim city” which will be able house up to 200,000 pilgrims who come to perform the hajj or umrah pilgrimages. The city...

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Saudi Interior Ministry Spokesman, Major General Mansour Al-Turki. (AAA Photo)

Saudi Arabia Uncovers Espionage Cell

by Zaid Bin Kami and Huda Al-Saleh | Mar 20, 2013 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that it had arrested eighteen people—sixteen Saudi nationals, one Lebanese national, and one Iranian—on espionage charges in four regions across the kingdom. The Saudi Interior Ministry revealed that the 18 men...