His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz bin Saad bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Hail Region, today inaugurated a number of development and service projects in Al-Shinan Governorate at a ceremony held at the governorate's civic centre.

The projects include a passports department building and two upgraded ambulance centres in Al-Shinan and the town of Al-Suairah, at a combined cost of SAR 1.9 million, as well as 51 development projects by the Hail Region Municipality worth SAR 86 million.

The governor witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements between Al-Shinan Municipality and the National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification, Al-Sulaimi United Company, Ramlah Tourism Company, Baisan International Plastic Factory, Khalid Mughailith Factory and Mazaq Queen Sweets Factory. He also honoured outstanding employees in the governorate and its government departments.

Speaking on behalf of residents, Ghalib bin Murdhi Al-Khalifa welcomed the governor and highlighted the governorate's varied environment and its selection by UNESCO under the name Salma Geopark, which he said would support tourism, economic growth and urban development. The ceremony also featured a poem by poet Mohammed Al-Shammari and an operetta.

Prince Abdulaziz later met tribal sheikhs and leaders in Al-Shinan, praising the Kingdom's national unity and stressing that every governorate receives the leadership's attention.