Crown Prince Salman: Hajj visitors

Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdelaziz hosted the annual reception for leaders of Islamic countries and other dignitaries who performed the hajj at the royal palace in Mina on 5 October, on behalf of King Abdullah Bin Abdelaziz. Among those who attended were Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid, and Maldives’ President Abdullah Yameen Abdul Gayoom. The crown prince delivered a speech on behalf of the king, who reiterated his condemnation of Islamic extremists.