AlQa'dah 9, 1436, Aug 24, 2015, SPA -- Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held at Al-Salam Palace here today. At the outset of the session, the Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques welcomed on behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud the pilgrims who began arriving in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj rituals and conveyed the King's confirmation and keenness on providing the best services and facilities for pilgrims since their arrival via land, air and sea ports in Makkah, Madinah, and the holy sites to perform their rituals easily, comfortably and securely. Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, Minister of Social Affairs and Acting Minister of Culture and Information, said in a statement to SPA following the session that the Cabinet was briefed on various preparations, services, and readiness of government and private sectors for Hajj season and services being provided for pilgrims. The Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques re-emphasized that the Kingdom will spare no effort to introduce this great message with which Allah Almighty honored the leadership and people in the best way. The Vice Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques called on pilgrims to dedicate their time to perform Hajj rituals and worship, and keep away from behaviors and slogans that contradict the teachings of the Islamic religion, disturb and hurt the feelings of pilgrims. Dr. Al-Qasabi said that the Cabinet welcomed the statement issued by the meetings of joint Gulf-American working group to combat terrorism with the participation of senior officials from the competent authorities of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States and the United States of America. --More 20:49 LOCAL TIME 17:49 GMT تغريد
