Prince Turki's remarks on the Kingdom as the cradle of Islam

On the occasion of a speech on the admission of the Kingdom to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Prince Turki Al Faisal, Saudi Ambassador to the United States, highlighted the Kingdom's status in the Muslim world, and said 'it is the cradle of Islam and the country which contains the Islamic sanctuaries'.

'More than one billion Muslims turn their hearts towards Makkah five times a day, and millions of Muslims visit the Kingdom for performing Hajj and Umrah (minor Hajj) every year, he elaborated.