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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

King Salman Orders Intensification of Efforts to Provide Best Services to Pilgrims

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairs a cabinet meeting in Neom. (SPA)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered on Tuesday state agencies to intensify their efforts to provide the best services to pilgrims to the holy sites.

King Salman chaired a cabinet meeting that was held virtually from Neom amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

At the beginning of the meeting, he highlighted the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, hoping that it will be blessed on all Muslims.

He also expressed his gratitude to the leaders of fraternal countries, as well as the citizens and residents of the Kingdom, for their best wishes on the occasion.

He hoped that God, during this month, would ease the coronavirus pandemic on the Kingdom, Muslims and the world.

Acting Media Minister Dr. Majid al-Qasabi told the Saudi Press Agency that the government tackled the Kingdom’s rapid development and economic drive on all levels in line with Vision 2030.

It hailed in this regard the new renewable energy projects that are being unveiled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, that are an integral part of the Kingdom’s role in addressing joint international challenges.

The projects are an embodiment of Saudi efforts to localize its human potential and bolster local content, with the ultimate aim for the Kingdom to become a global renewable and traditional energy hub withing the next ten years.

The government also reviewed the latest local and international developments related to the pandemic, as well as the Kingdom’s vaccination drive.

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