Minister of Hajj Receives Algerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Riyadh,6 Feb 2006

Minister of Hajj Fouad bin Abdulsalam Farsy received here today Algerian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Lahbib Adami and the accompanying delegation.

Farsy informed Adami about the new Umrah (the minor pilgrimage) regulations.

For his part, Adami thanked the Saudi government for its efforts to help Muslims perform Hajj and Umrah rituals in comfort and ease.