EGYPT’S consul general in Jeddah Dr. Hazem Ramadan and Marawan Al Sulaimani, director general of the Ministry of Haj and Umrah, Jeddah branch, received 266 Egyptian pilgrims at the King Abdul Aziz airport recently.

Ramadan and Al Sulaimani welcomed pilgrims and distributed zamzam water bottles and souvenirs to them as part of the welcome program by Ministry of Haj and Umrah to receive pilgrims.

The 266 pilgrims expressed their great happiness on arrival to perform Haj.

Earlier, Ramadan received members of Haj missions, Egypt Air team and Egypt Air Jeddah office team and officials, who were hand to welcome 260 pilgrims of tourism and Ministry of Social Solidarity.

Ramadan followed up on the pilgrims arrival process till they were transferred to buses on their way to Makkah.

Ramadan thanked all Saudi government departments and officials for all the services and facilities provided to pilgrims from the first moment they arrive till they complete their Haj and leave back to their countries.

He also thanked all concerned authorities and sectors that provide superb service to the pilgrims during their stay in the Kingdom.