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| Source: Ministry of Haj, KSA. |
HH the Minister of Haj, KSA, Dr Bandar Hajjar has met with the Sultanate of Brunei's Office of Pilgrims delegation, headed by HH the Minister of Religious Affairs, Dato' Haji Badruddin; as well as with the Office of Iraqi Pilgrims delegation, headed by HH the head of the High Commission of Hajj and Umrah, Sheikh Dr Khaled Abather al-Attiyah; and their entourages.
HH the Minister of Haj prefaced the meetings with an overview of the efforts of the KSA, led by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz; His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness the Deputy Crown Prince. Such efforts include the expansions of the Two Holy Mosques, the Masaa (the way between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah hills), and the Mataf (the area surrounding Ka'abah); theHoly Sites train, the Two Holy Mosques train project, and continual improvement of efforts to streamline and secure Hajj and umrah pilgrimages. He also stressed the importance of following the programmes prepared by the Ministry of Haj, including promoting pilgrims' awareness before their arrival to the Holy Lands, compliance with transportation programmes in order to maintain pilgrims' safety, and the early expiration of air transport and housing contracts.
Logistics matters discussed including pilgrims' housing and transportation, ritual and procedural aspects; the services provided to them by Arbab Al-Tawaif Establishments, The Unified Agents Office, and General Cars Syndicate; and the mutual cooperation in respect of umrah pilgrims services.
For their part, the minister of Brunei and the Iraqi minister admired the developments and achievements by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' government, in Makkah, Madinah, and the Holy Sites, including the expansions of the Two Holy Mosques, the Mataf, and Al-Masjid An-Nabawī (Prophet's Mosque); and the Holy Sites train. The ministers have also commented on bilateral relationships.
HH the Minister of Haj prefaced the meetings with an overview of the efforts of the KSA, led by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz; His Highness the Crown Prince, and His Highness the Deputy Crown Prince. Such efforts include the expansions of the Two Holy Mosques, the Masaa (the way between Al-Safa and Al-Marwah hills), and the Mataf (the area surrounding Ka'abah); theHoly Sites train, the Two Holy Mosques train project, and continual improvement of efforts to streamline and secure Hajj and umrah pilgrimages. He also stressed the importance of following the programmes prepared by the Ministry of Haj, including promoting pilgrims' awareness before their arrival to the Holy Lands, compliance with transportation programmes in order to maintain pilgrims' safety, and the early expiration of air transport and housing contracts.
Logistics matters discussed including pilgrims' housing and transportation, ritual and procedural aspects; the services provided to them by Arbab Al-Tawaif Establishments, The Unified Agents Office, and General Cars Syndicate; and the mutual cooperation in respect of umrah pilgrims services.
For their part, the minister of Brunei and the Iraqi minister admired the developments and achievements by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' government, in Makkah, Madinah, and the Holy Sites, including the expansions of the Two Holy Mosques, the Mataf, and Al-Masjid An-Nabawī (Prophet's Mosque); and the Holy Sites train. The ministers have also commented on bilateral relationships.
In addition, both the ministers have praised the technical works of the Ministry of Haj, and the pilgrims' electronic portal. They also recognised the organisation and cooperation of the Ministry of Haj, and all related authorities.
Brunei and Iraq will send nearly 400 and 25,000 pilgrims respectively this year.
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Read the Suroor Asia blog post about the Ministry of Haj's overview of Hajj 2016
Read the Suroor Asia blog post about the meetings with the Pilgrim Affairs Offices of Afghanistan and Palestine