Saudi king orders to host 1400 pilgrims from 70 countries

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ordered to host 1400 pilgrims from more than 70 countries to perform Hajj rituals for this year 1435 AH, within the framework of hosting program supervised annually by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance.
This was announced by Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al Al-Sheikh, the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, and General Supervisor of Guests Program of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for Hajj, noting that the King's order embodies the keenness of the leadership in this blessed country on the interests of Muslims around the world.
He expressed his thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for his keenness on Muslims' performance of rituals of Islam, praying to Allah Almighty to award the best rewards to the leadership for its great services to Islam and Muslims all over the world.
The Minister pointed out that the total number of hosted pilgrims since starting this program until the current Hajj season amounted to more than 22,000 Muslims from different countries of the world.