Crown Prince thanks Hajj Minister for Report on Umrah Performers

Jeddah, 23/06/2008

Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Premier, Defense and Aviation Minister and Inspector General, has thanked Minister of Hajj Dr Fouad Al-Farsi and the personnel of the Hajj ministry.

The Crown Prince's remarks were contained in a cable of reply to Dr Al-Farsi who had earlier sent a cable to him. The cable was attached with a report on the number of Umrah performers who had come from abroad, and who stayed back up to 05/06/1429 AH.

The report pointed out to a remarkable decline in the number of those who are illegally staying back in the Kingdom.