Last group of Sudanese Hajj pilgrims leave Jeddah Islamic Port

Sudanese Hajj pilgrims can be seen at Jeddah Islamic Port. (File/@jeddahport)
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Updated 26 July 2022
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Last group of Sudanese Hajj pilgrims leave Jeddah Islamic Port

  • Jeddah port has also gifted 5,701 Hajj pilgrims with souvenirs as they left the Kingdom in five groups
  • Health services are available for emergency cases and modern shuttle buses transport passengers to their ships

RIYADH: The last group of Sudanese Hajj pilgrims to arrive in Saudi Arabia through Jeddah Islamic Port has left the Kingdom, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The group of 1,018 pilgrims expressed happiness at the generous hospitality extended to them and the service provided by employees at the port as they left.

The port has also gifted 5,701 Hajj pilgrims with souvenirs as they left the Kingdom in five groups, and the departure process was made easy due to the port’s halls being equipped with the best technical services and the necessary facilities.

Health services are available for emergency cases and modern shuttle buses transport passengers to their ships at the port.


Jordanian king receives credentials of Saudi ambassador in Amman

Updated 07 December 2025
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Jordanian king receives credentials of Saudi ambassador in Amman

  • King Abdullah recognizes strong ties between two nations

LONDON: King Abdullah II of Jordan received the credentials of the Saudi ambassador, Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan, during a ceremony at Basman Palace in Amman on Sunday.

The prince’s official title will be “ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” to Jordan, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

King Abdullah recognized the strong ties between the two nations and wished the ambassador success in enhancing them.

The monarch also accepted the credentials of several other ambassadors, namely, Khaled El Abyad from Egypt, Brigitte Tawk from Lebanon, Louis-Martin Aumais from Canada, Paula Ganly from Australia, James Holtsnider from the US, Guo Wei from China and Shahin Shakir Abdullayev from Azerbaijan.

Yousef Issawi, chief of Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court, and Ayman Safadi, the nation’s foreign minister, also attended the ceremony, the Petra news agency reported.