The Minister of Culture and Information Iyad bin Amin Madani held here on Friday evening a ceremony in honor of heads and members of information delegations hosted by the Ministry and contributed to conveying Hajj rituals for this year season all over the world. The ceremony was attended by Prince Turki bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Culture and Information. A speech ceremony was held on this occasion. In his speech, the Minister of Culture and Information congratulated pilgrims on performing Hajj rituals and offered condolences on those pilgrims who died in Hajj. He stressed that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been going ahead with its message of serving the Two Holy Mosques, pilgrims, Umrah performers and visitors of the Prophet's Mosque. Minister Madani recalled and read extracts of the speeches of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz delivered at Hajj season last year, at the annual reception of heads of Hajj missions and delegations this year and at the Extraordinary Islamic Summit recently held in Makkah. --More ssss 12 55 Local Time 09 55 GMT
