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Saudi Arabia appoints Al-Rabiah as new hajj minister - state media

FILE PHOTO: An aerial view of Kaaba at the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has relieved Health Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah from his post and appointed him as new Hajj Minister, state media said on Friday.

(Reporting by Ahmed Tolba, Writing by Moaz Abd-Alaziz)

FILE PHOTO: Saudi Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah attends a news conference to announce the Kingdom's Hajj plan, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 12, 2021. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
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