A group of pilgrims representing the third batch of the guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdulaziz bin Abdulaziz arrived here on Monday. These pilgrims, amounting to 203, included pilgrims from Egypt, Ivory Coast, Poland, Serbia, Bosnian-Herzegovina, Latvia and Lithuania. They were welcomed by assistant undersecretary of the ministry of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance for Islamic affairs Dr Abdullah al-Liheidan. He noted that the number of the guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques this year's Hajj season amounts to 1000; 600 of them from central, north and east Europe, 120 from west Europe, 61 from the Arab countries and 200 pilgrims from Asia and Australia. In a statement to SPA, Dr al-Liheidan said the pilgrims hosted by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques since 1417 AH, amounted to 12,000 from different continents of the world.
