RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: More than 2 million pilgrims including 1.4 million foreign Hajis will perform Hajj, staring on Thursday with the faithful assembling in the tent valley of Mina.
Meanwhile, Prince Mishaal Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Makkah and Chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, said that preparations are complete for Hajj, urging all government and private agencies to mobilize their human and technical resources to make the annual event a big success.
Prince Mishaal instructed security officers not to allow pilgrims without Hajj permits into the holy sites and impose sanctions on violators.
The Saudi Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs Prince Mansour bin Miteb said the newly expanded Jamaraat bridge in Mina would help pilgrims perform the “Satan-stoning” ritual easily without risking being stampeded.
