Sponsored pilgrims arrive

As many as 100 Pilgrims from Ghana who are guests of King Fahd arrives in Kingdom to perform Hajj Jeddah

Feb 1, SPA -- As many as 100 pilgrims from Ghana, who will be hosted by the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, King Fahd Bin Abdulaziz, arrived today at King Abdul-Aziz International Airportin Jeddah.

On arrival, they were welcomed by a number of senior officials. The pilgrims expressed appreciation for enabling them to perform Hajj at the personal expense of King Fahd.

Meanwhile, Dr Tawfiq Al-Sudeiry, the undersecretary of the ministry of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance, praised the initiative of King Fahd to host every year a number of pilgrims from various countries. He noted that more than 1, 400 pilgrims from 28 countries will perform Hajj this year at the personal expense of King Fahd.