Will Al Noor Cities compete with Dubai, Riyadh and Doha?
They will all complement each other. Our project includes a rail network linking the Horn of Africa with Northern Africa and the GCC states. How much have you been affected by the global financial crisis? A wise man should take a lesson from what has happened. We concentrated from the beginning on having investors from the Arab World. Our project is huge and requires huge investment. But, thank God, we have huge wealth in the Arab region and all what we need from the Western world is expertise, not money. Company profile Al Noor Holding is founded by Sheikh Tarek Mohammad bin Laden, one of the sons of Mohammad Awad bin Laden, the founder of the Bin Laden business empire. Dr Tarek is also a principal shareholder of Saudi bin Laden Group (SBG). Al Noor calls Africa a “dreamland”. Al Noor is looking at developing Africa with efficient railways, roads and highways in order to develop a global economy. It believes Africa is the new economy for the next 50 years with the best opportunity in
