JEDDAH, 22 December 2002 — Forty-two people, who constitute the first batch of pilgrims from South Africa for this year’s Haj, arrived here yesterday.
They were welcomed at King Abdulaziz Airport by Undersecretary of the Haj Ministry Hatim Kadi and a number of other officials. Abdel-Wahid Burhan, president of the Non-Arab African Pilgrims Establishment, said that all efforts would be mobilized for the service of pilgrims. “We are keen to enable them to perform their rituals in comfort,” he added. (SPA)
