Over 100 media organizations representing 56 countries have converged on Mina to provide live coverage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. In addition to media from outside the Kingdom, four Saudi TV channels - Channel 1, Channel 2, Al-Ekhbariya and Sports Channel - are covering the Hajj rituals live and transmit programs to Arab and Islamic countries, Minister of Information and Culture Iyad Madani said. They will also feed to some international channels and newspapers, Madani was quoted as saying in a report published today by Arab News. The Information Minister said, "A specialized international company has been contracted by the ministry to produce and transmit various Hajj programs around the world." --MORE ssss 10 52 Local Time 07 52 GMT