197 Pakistani, Bangladeshi pilgrims leave Saudi Arabia

The pilgrims went to Lahore and Dhaka. (File/SPA)
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Updated 16 April 2020
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197 Pakistani, Bangladeshi pilgrims leave Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah supervised the departure of 163 Pakistani and 34 Bangladeshi pilgrims from King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah to Lahore and Dhaka on Wednesday.

The relevant authorities, headed by the ministry, monitored the pilgrims’ movement and stay according to health and safety standards.

The pilgrims were cleared to leave the Kingdom after their COVID-19 laboratory tests were negative.

During their medical isolation period, the ministry hosted the pilgrims in hotels in Makkah and Jeddah, and provided them with food and means of transportation until their departure to their respective countries. 


Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to the two-state solution

Updated 27 February 2026
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Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to the two-state solution

  • Waleed Elkhereiji stressed the “importance of mobilizing political and economic support and advancing practical steps that translate commitments into concrete measures and accelerate the realization of the two-state solution”

RIYADH: In Riyadh on Friday, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji participated on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan in the extraordinary meeting of the Open-Ended Executive Committee at the level of foreign ministers of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to discuss the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the Saudi Press Agency reported. 

Elkhereiji reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support for the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution and its efforts to unify international positions.

He stressed the “importance of mobilizing political and economic support and advancing practical steps that translate commitments into concrete measures and accelerate the realization of the two-state solution,” the SPA stated. 

He also restated Saudi Arabia’s commitment to continuing this path with partner countries to achieve “a just and comprehensive peace that fulfills the aspirations of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative.”