Ministry of Haj Gets Requests From Agencies

MAKKAH,18 August 2005 — The Ministry of Haj began receiving requests to participate in Haj services from hundreds of tourist agencies and companies, Al-Watan newspaper reported. Deputy Haj minister, Hatim Ghadi, said that the ministry expects to receive requests from more than 1,300 tourist companies saying that the pilgrims they serve constitute 30 percent from the total number of pilgrims.