- JEDDAH: The branches of the Finance Ministry in Madinah and Yanbu on Wednesday began paying three-month housing allowance of SR15,000 per person to the residents of Al-Ais and the surrounding villages and hamlets in Harat Al-Shaqah, Madinah province, who were displaced by earthquakes in April.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah ordered compensation be paid to the residents who had to leave their homes and instructed that they be provided with all their needs and requirements.
The payment, at the tune of SR5,000 per month, covered three months and were given to each individual.
