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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Saudi King Orders to Host 1,000 Pilgrims from Families of Palestinian Martyrs

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. SPA photo

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz has issued an order to host 1,000 pilgrims belonging to families of Palestinian martyrs as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Guests Program for Hajj and Umrah which is annually implemented and supervised by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance.

Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al-Sheikh, who is also the Program's General Supervisor, thanked King Salman for this generous gesture towards Palestine and its brotherly people.

According to the Royal instructions, the total number of pilgrims of Palestinian martyrs' family members hosted by the Program will reach 17,000.

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