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News and Articles on Yanbu
U.S. Treasury Secretary Applauds Saudi Efforts to Combat Terror Financing Jul 16, 2009
Following his address, the , received Secretary Geithner and his accompanying delegation at the King Fahd Cultural Center in Yanbu. During his , Secretary Geithner praised Saudi Arabia for having ". . .taken important steps to combat financing for terrorist groups, to deter and disrupt those who support violent extremism, and to join with us in our efforts to combat the proliferation of nuclear weapons.". (PR Newswire)
Coral reef expedition to Farasan Banks of the Red Sea set to launch Mar 26, 2009
This expedition complements earlier phases of the Red Sea research program conducted since 2006, which focused on the Farasan Islands (extreme southern Saudi Arabia), Ra's Qisbah (northernmost Red Sea), and the Yanbu Barrier Reef/Al Wajh Bank area (north-central coast). This comprehensive four-year study of the Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia is producing habitat maps for coral reefs and associated shallow marine environments along a vast latitude spread from the northern Red Sea near the Gulf of... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Massive Saudi water-power plant nearly ready Mar 13, 2009
Prince Saud bin Thunayyan, head of the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, was quoted by the Saudi El-Ektisadiyah newspaper Wednesday as saying the $3. 36 billion combined plant will then begin commercial operations in the Jubail Industrial City by March of 2010. (MSNBC -- Business)
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