Makkah launches project to improve checkpoints for pilgrims

Makkah launches project to improve checkpoints for pilgrims

The security-control center on Al-Shumaisi Road, which links Makkah and Jeddah, is underdoing development and should be fully operational before Ramadan. MAKKAH: The Makkah Region Development Authority (MRDA) has begun a modernization project of checkpoints for pilgrims undertaking Hajj and Umrah, which should reduce waiting times significantly, it has announced.. MRDA spokesperson Jalal bin Abdul Jalil Kaaki said that the authority has also begun development of a security-control center in Al-Nawwariyah in northern Makkah, adding that the new service facilities at the improved centers will also benefit residents of Makkah.. G20 policymakers meet in Saudi Arabia for world economy talks /node/1613706/saudi-arabia. The first gathering of the Framework Working Group (FWG) under the G20 Saudi presidency discussed ways to improve access to economic opportunities for all, a key priority of the 2020 summit of world leaders' agenda.. During the FWG meeting held on Jan. 12 and 13, the head of the Saudi team, Dr. Naif Alghaith, said: "It is an urgent priority to break barriers that prevent people from having access to economic opportunities.. "We are working to identify the current conditions of the global economy, the economic risks and challenges facing our world, and the policy responses to mitigate