70 Saudi agencies attend Umrah forum in Khartoum

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (AP file photo)

• Marwan Shaban: Saudi leadership and people will not spare any effort to serve the pilgrims and ensure their comfort

JEDDAH: The Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a delegation of 70 companies from the Kingdom took part in the Saudi-Sudanese Forum for the Development of Umrah Services.
“This is an important coordination with our brothers in Sudan to develop Umrah services,” said Marwan Shaban, deputy chairman of the chamber. “The Kingdom’s leadership and people will not spare any effort to serve the pilgrims and ensure their comfort.”
Dr. Abu Bakr Osman, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Endowments and Guidance, said: “It is a chance for us to meet, cooperate, strengthen our friendship and exchange benefits and ideas.