PRINCE TURKI BIN SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ, THE ASSISTANT CULTURE AND INFORMATION MINISTER, HAS WELCOMED THE INFORMATION MISSIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE HAJJ SEASON. HE ALSO WELCOMED THE DIGNITARIES AND INTELLECTUALS WHO HAVE COME TO THE KINGDOM FOR PERFORMING HAJJ RITUALS FROM THE MUSLIM COUNTRIES. PRINCE TURKI CONGRATULATED THE PIGLRIMS AND PRAYED TO ALMIGHTY ALLAH TO ACCEPT THEIR HAJJ. IN A STATEMENT TO SPA, PRINCE TURKI SAID ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA PARTICIPATING IN THE COVERAGE OF THE HAJJ SEASON. HE NOTED THAT THE NUMBER OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HAS AMOUNTED TO 160 INCLUDING THE REPRESENTATIVES OF CNN, REUTERS, BBC, AND ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP). PRINCE TURKI SAID THE INFORMATION CENTERS AT THE HOLY PLACES HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITH THE MOST SOPHISTICATED EQUIPMENT INCLUDING COMPUTER AND MEANS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS.