On behalf of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Mina on Thursday to supervise the comfort and services provided to pilgrims during Hajj.
He also ensures the pilgrims perform their rituals with ease, safety, and security.
Pilgrims from around the world gathered at Mount Arafat on Thursday to perform the pivotal ritual of standing at Arafat, known as the pinnacle of the Hajj pilgrimage.
Saudi Arabia announced that over 1.5 million pilgrims from outside the Kingdom have arrived to perform Hajj this year.
Ghassan Al-Naqmi, spokesperson for the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, shared the approximate number of foreign pilgrims, without disclosing the number of domestic pilgrims.
Meanwhile, Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee, reviewed the readiness of the Special Emergency Forces participating in this year’s Hajj security operations.
According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), he received a briefing from Lt. Gen. Mohammed bin Maqbool Al-Omari, commander of the Special Emergency Forces, who detailed the force’s role in crowd control and the organized stoning ritual at the Jamarat site, as well as their broader mission in maintaining order and ensuring the safety of pilgrims.
The Crown prince also reviewed the operational plan for the Special Emergency Forces at the Jamarat facility.
