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(The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Holiness The King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud will host 1,400 visitors from 70 different countries to the Hajj pilgrimage this year. (File photo: Reuters))[/caption]The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Holiness The King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud will host 1,400 visitors from 70 different countries to the Hajj pilgrimage this year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia minister for Islamic affairs, endowment, calls and guidance said Tuesday on behalf of the monarch.
Saleh bin Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh, who is also general supervisor of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Holiness The King guests program, said in a press release that the countries from which the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Holiness The King would be hosting pilgrims included Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, the Philippines, Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Maldives, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, India, Serbia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Ireland, Iceland, Niger, Uganda, Rwanda, Madagascar, Zambia, Comoros, Kenya, Tanzania, Cape Verde, as well as 40 other African countries.
Saleh bin Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh noted that to date the total number of visitors hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Holiness The King Abdallah had reached 20,000 Muslims from around the world, counting from the start of the program’s implementation.
Saleh bin Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said the ministry has set its annual plan for this year with the goal of hosting the maximum number of nationalities from different countries, a decision that will realize a dream to those whose countries haven’t previously been listed.
(By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News)
(Al Arabiya News, 9 Tuesday September 2014 The Roman)
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