Two ferries dedicated today cost SR250 million, Assaf reports

Jazan, Saudi Arabia, April 08, SPA -- Dr. Ibrahim Al-Assaf, the
Minister of Finance, disclosed today that the total cost of the two
ferries Jazan and Farasan, dedicated earlier today by the Governor of
Jazan Region on behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud amounted to SR250 million in addition
to SR135 million worth of the value of operation and maintenance
contract.

In a press statement following a tour with the Minister of Transport
Dr. Jubarah Al-Suraiseri and Minister of Economy and Planning Khalid
Al-Gosaibi of the region, Dr. Al-Assaf underscored the role to be
played by the two ferries in transporting passengers between Jazan
and Farasan island in the Red Sea free of charge.
--SPA