Saudi Arabia: Iraq security fence project, contractors and rumorsnote

The offers for a Saudi project to build a security fence along the 900-km long border with Iraq are still under examination. However, there have been rumors circulating about some Saudi companies bidding for the project. These companies include notably Saudi Binladin Group, Almabani General Contractors, Al-Rashid Trading & Contracting and Saudi Oger. The following 300-word special report tells the rumors that correspond to each of the mentioned company. It also tells which companies in the bidding the rumors expect to stay in the competition. But at the end, the report gives the position of the Saudi Interior Ministry on these rumors.