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Fifth Annual Session of the Hajj Workshop Begins

30 October 2010 - 20:30
News ID: 211296

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj Dr. Fouad Abdulsalam Al-Farsy said yesterday that the Ministry of Hajj has been organizing for the fifth consecutive year, the Workshop on Sending Pilgrims Groups to Jamarat Bridge to study new developments in conformity with construction of new facilities at the Bridge

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj Dr. Fouad Abdulsalam Al-Farsy said yesterday that the Ministry of Hajj has been organizing for the fifth consecutive year, the Workshop on Sending Pilgrims Groups to Jamarat Bridge to study new developments in conformity with construction of new facilities at the Bridge.

He also stressed that the Government of Saudi Arabia has prepared the Bridge properly to enable pilgrims to perform their Hajj rituals smoothly and easily.

In a press statement after inaugurating the Workshop in Jeddah yesterday, Dr. Al-Farisi expected that the number of pilgrims coming from abroad this year ranges between 1.6 million and 1.75 million pilgrims, and from inside the Kingdom between 200,000 and 250,000 pilgrims.
 
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