Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 49

7-Dec-2009

SAUDI ARABIA

King 'Abd Allah Orders Inquiry Into Jiddah Floods

Saudi Arabias King 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al 'Aziz has ordered a high-level investigation into the destruction caused by flash floods that killed over 100 people in and around Jiddah on 25 November. A fact-finding committee chaired by Governor of the Mecca province Prince Khalid al- Faisal ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz was formed to determine the reasons for the destruction, the extent of...