Egyptian pilgrim Mohammed Adel Ali is here in the Kingdom to perform Umrah.

After performing Umrah, he headed to the city of the Prophet (peace be upon him).

He expressed deep happiness and delight at being in Madinah. “I work in Kuwait and this is for the first time that I am performing Umrah,” he said. “I cannot describe my feelings in words. I am very, very happy to be here in this holy land.”

He expressed his desire to come here for Haj. “I hope I can make it for the major pilgrimage,” said Ali.

He praised the Kingdom for according top priority to the needs of the pilgrims. “They (the Saudis) have extended all kind of help to make our Umrah easy and memorable,” he said.

He was all praise for the massive expansion of the Two Holy Mosques. “They look glorious and one can notice the efforts of the Saudi leadership and the people in doing everything they can to make them look grand,” he said.

He stressed the depth of the strong Saudi-Egyptian ties. “Egyptian people’s love and respect for the Kingdom is rooted in history, culture and religion,” he said.

Ali visited well-known sites in Madinah.

“I visited Al-Baqee cemetery, Uhud battle site, Al-Ghamama Mosque, Al-Fatah Mosque and the well of Caliph Othman,” he added.