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King Salman Arrives in Jeddah after Performing Eid Prayer in Makkah

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his well-wishers at Al-Safa Palace in Makkah. SPA

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz arrived in Jeddah on Friday after performing the Eid al-Fitr prayer in Makkah, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

King Salman had spent the last ten days of the holy month of Ramadan in Makkah, SPA said. On Friday, he was seen off by Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Governor of Makkah Region; Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior; Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Governor of Makkah Region; and a number of officials.

Earlier, the King performed Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Grand Mosque in Makkah after which he received at Al-Safa Palace Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Military Commander of the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition Gen. Raheel Sharif and a number of princes, scholars, sheikhs and senior civil and military officials who came to congratulate him on Eid al-Fitr.

They had breakfast with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, SPA said.

The audience was attended by Prince Faisal bin Turki bin Abdullah, Prince Khalid Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz, and a number of princes, it added.

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