JEDDAH: Makkah Deputy Gov. Prince Abdullah bin Bandar on Tuesday inspected the site of Jeddah waterfront corniche’s phases 4 and 5.
Jeddah Mayor Hani Abu Ras briefed the deputy governor about the overall progress made on the project.
Prince Abdullah bin Bandar also visited various facilities of the project including a control and surveillance center equipped with 120 high-resolution cameras with facial recognition technology.
The 720,000 sq. meter-project also includes smart seats that have energy sources and outlets that the Jeddah Secretariat sought to provide in accordance with its initiative to develop smart cities.
The Jeddah seafront project also includes the longest pedestrian bridge in the Kingdom, connecting the Corniche and Prince Faisal bin Fahd Road.
The project will also feature three beaches for swimming, five beach control towers and a 125-meter fishing pier with 15 umbrellas and six family restaurants, a marina for small boats and a floating dock.
The new project will also feature a 480-meter sea wall, 120 toilets, 24 kiosks, and 14 fountains, four of which are interactive and dancing fountains.
This development phase is the largest in the project of developing the Jeddah waterfront.
Construction of Jeddah’s waterfront in final phase
Construction of Jeddah’s waterfront in final phase
Saudi Arabia to host ‘dialogue’ between southern Yemeni factions
- The conference hopes to ‘develop a comprehensive vision’ to fulfill the aspirations of Yemenis
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry has invited factions in south Yemen to hold a dialogue in Riyadh to “discuss just solutions to the southern cause.”
The ministry statement said the conference in the Saudi capital had been requested by Rashad Al-Alimi, President of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council, and the Kingdom urged all factions to participate “to develop a comprehensive vision” that would fulfill the aspirations of the southern people.
The separatist Southern Transitional Council has recently seized territory in the governorates of Hadramaut and Al-Mahra.
Saudi Arabia said the STC action poses a direct threat to the Kingdom’s national security, and regional stability.
Earlier this week, the military coalition supporting Yemen’s government carried out airstrikes targeting a shipment of weapons and vehicles destined for southern separatist forces. The shipment arrived in the port of Al-Mukalla on two vessels.
Saudi Arabia has reiterated the only way to bring the southern cause to a resolution is through dialogue.
Gulf and Arab countries on Tuesday offered their support for the internationally recognized government in Yemen.
