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| Saudi plans $1.25b expansion of Prophet Mosque | |
| 2005-08-21 | |
| RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, has allocated $1.25 billion for expansion work at the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, official media said yesterday. King Abdullah, who acceded to the throne of the kingdom after the death of his half-brother king Fahd on August 1, ordered that the expansion work started at the holy place be completed at a cost of 4.7 billion riyals. The work includes the construction of courtyards, roads, car parks and tunnels.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #7 "Pardon our progress - er, so to speak." |
| Posted by: BH 2005-08-21 14:06 |
| #6 It is quite reassuring to know that all the world's hard-earned petrodollars are going to improve the lives of all the Saudi people. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-08-21 14:01 |
| #5 too hel with all those starving muslims we need new wax on the floor |
| Posted by: Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-08-21 10:44 |
| #4 No conspiracy here, the SA National Guard is trying to improve it's Command and Control facilities, that ain't cheap. |
| Posted by: Mona Gorilla 2005-08-21 10:04 |
| #3 I guess the Mosque's Jihad training facilities weren't up to date ... |
| Posted by: DMFD 2005-08-21 10:00 |
| #2 AAH,Yes! The priest converted to Islam because the Saudi royal family is not extravagant. |
| Posted by: GK 2005-08-21 04:35 |
| #1 Why expand it? Within 5 years it will be nothing but a bad memory, and current charcoal and silica dust. |
| Posted by: Vlad the Muslim Impaler 2005-08-21 03:11 |