Mauritanian Minister of Literacy, Islamic Affairs, & Original Education Yahya O. Sid'el Moustaph, who is also the Head of the Mauritanian Hajj mission, hailed the efforts of the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to facilitate Hajj rituals for pilgrims. In a statement reported by Mauritanian official newspapers, Sid'el Moustaph said that the Mauritanian pilgrims who are currently in Madinah have not faced any problems. The Mauritanian newspapers quoted Sid'el Moustaph as urging the Mauritanian pilgrims in a meeting held in the last two days to follow Islamic etiquettes of good behavior during their residence at the holy sites and calling them to respect the rules and the regulations of the Kingdom.
