MADINAH: A total of 550,580 pilgrims of different nationalities have arrived in Madinah through Friday after performing Hajj, reported state news agency SPA.
Meanwhile, the number of Hajj pilgrims who departed for their countries through Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport have reached 418,734, including 28,113 who left on Friday.
Meanwhile, 161,750 pilgrims of different nationalities are still in Madinah with hotel occupancy reaching 54 percent.
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More than 500,000 Hajj pilgrims arrive in Madinah
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More than 500,000 Hajj pilgrims arrive in Madinah
- 161,750 pilgrims of different nationalities are still in Madinah with hotel occupancy reaching 54 percent
Saudi and New Zealand foreign ministers discussed Mideast situation
RIYADH: Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed the current situation in the Middle East with New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Peters expressed New Zealand’s condemnation of Iran’s indiscriminate attacks on the Kingdom and thanked Riyadh for its efforts to protect foreign nationals, including New Zealanders inside the Kingdom.
The Saudi military has shot down numerous missiles and drones fired by Tehran toward the Kingdom since the US and Israel began a large-scale military campaign against Iran on Feb. 28.
The Saudi Defense Ministry said early Tuesday that it had shot down a ballistic missile in the Eastern Province after knocking out several drones targeting the Shaybah oil field in the Empty quarter on Friday evening.
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