Eastern Province
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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In Saudi Arabia, facilities in Riyadh, the Eastern Province and the industrial city of Yanbu were all targeted.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
They included strikes on a Saudi refinery in the sensitive Yanbu oil hub on the Red Sea and oil fields in the kingdom’s Eastern Province, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
The United Arab Emirates said air defense systems responded to similar attacks, and Saudi Arabia said it destroyed Iranian drones targeting its oil-rich Eastern Province.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
“In Eastern Province we have more than 100 learners in one class. This has also worsened the book-to-pupil ratio. In some instances you find one book being fought over by six or seven learners.”
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024
The colony is divided into two provinces—the Western Province, of which Cape Town is the capital; and the Eastern Province, of which Graham’s Town is the capital.
From Mark Seaworth by Kingston, William Henry Giles
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