Saudi Nationalizing Certain Parts of Mecca Metro Project
Lesson Brief
Asharq Alawsat
On March 11, Al Sharq Al Awsat reported that Saudi Arabia will be adding a clause into its contracts with international companies working on the country's Mecca metro project to ensure that certain products and services are only provided by local companies. These products and services are primarily industrial, such as spare parts and manufacturing. Saudi officials stressed the reason for this decision was to promote growth in this sector of the country's economy, seen as a necessity for the future. The metro line is a major project designed primarily to facilitate transportation for pilgrims to the Holy City.
As you read the article, note that officials' titles in Saudi Arabia are often verbose; other than the term Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques (translations vary), they are not particularly important to internalize. Note: the video is a bit dated.
Click and Match
- expertise
- خبرات
- advice, counsel
- مشورة
- positive outcomes (output)
- مخرجات إيجابية
- public transport
- النقل العام
- nationalizing, localizing
- توطين
- supervisory, looking over
- مشرف على
- spare parts
- قطع غيار
- committing to, holding to, obligating to
- إلزام به
- lowering the costs
- خفض التكاليف
- development, causing to grow
- تنمية