Saudi Arabia hosts 500 Yemeni scholars for Hajj

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Wednesday 23 Sep 2015 - 23:06 Makkah mean time-10-12-1436 Mina, (IINA) - Adviser to Minister of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Call and Guidance, and Supervisor of Hajj campaign to communicate with Yemen's scholars, Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Zaid, said that the Kingdom has hosted 500 Yemeni scholars to perform Hajj. He added that the Kingdom assumed the responsibility to serve pilgrims from different countries as a religious and ideological duty, noting that its interest in serving pilgrims of Yemen, in particularly its scholars who are exposed to killing, arresting and chasing. The scholars were transferred via Saudi Arabian Flight to Jeddah, and annex them into a special pilgrimage program. AG/IINA