Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz, the interior minister and head of the Hajj higher committee, has thanked health minister Dr Hamad al-Mani and the personnel of the health ministry as well as the other authorities which are concerned with the service of the pilgrims. In a cable of reply to the health minister, Prince Naif attributed the success attained during this year's Hajj season to the grace of Allah Almighty and the direct supervision over the Hajj activities by the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz. Earlier health minister Dr Hamad al-Mani had sent a cable to Prince Naif on the occasion of the end of this year's Hajj season. Dr al-Mani pointed out that this year's Hajj season was free from epidemic and quarantinable diseases.
