RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 8 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabian King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, ordered on Sunday, that, 1,000 Palestinian pilgrims be hosted, during the annual Muslim Hajj.
The hosting is part of the Saudi King’s Guests Programme, for Hajj and Umrah, that is implemented and supervised by the Islamic affairs ministry.
Minister of Islamic Affairs and General Supervisor of the Programme, Sheikh Abdullatif Al Asheikh, said, his ministry would follow the required procedures, through the Saudi embassies in Egypt and Jordan, to arrange their departure for the kingdom, by private planes and provide them with all facilities to perform the pilgrimage.
With the newly announced 1,000 Palestinian guests, Saudi Arabia is hosting 17,000 male and female pilgrims for the Hajj.– NNN-SPA
