Saudi king launches $23 billion entertainment projects in Riyadh: state TV

[March 19, 2019]  RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman has launched four entertainment projects in the capital Riyadh, together worth 86 billion riyals ($23 billion), state television reported on Tuesday.

The projects include a park, sports track and an art center.

The King also ordered that one of the capital's main roads should be named after crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.

(Reporting by Marwa Rashad; Editing by Catherine Evans)
 

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