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July 2, 2009
No. 17829

Saudi Arabia To Erect Largest Border Fence In Region

Saudi Arabia has announced that it will erect a security fence along its borders, which will be the largest of its kind in the region.

The fence will be backed up by a sea and air border monitoring and control system.

The project is to be executed by the French company EADS, and will take five years to cmoplete.

Source: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, London, July 2, 2009 

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