Prince Faisal launches Haj expo

Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman, who is also chairman of the Madinah Haj Committee, launched the Bunyan 6 Exhibition on Haj services on Wednesday evening.
The event aims to highlight the services offered by the Kingdom to pilgrims visiting the Prophet’s Mosque, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.
The event will last until Nov. 3 in building no. 5 at the southern side of the Prophet’s Mosque. More than 40 government departments and private, charity and voluntary agencies will participate in the expo, which gives a clear picture of direct and indirect services offered by government departments to visitors and pilgrims to Madinah.
The prince registered as a subscriber to the Absher program on the Interior Ministry’s website during his visit to the passport department pavilion. The prince also viewed replicas of the housing facility for the National Guards in Madinah and Yanbu.
Attendees of the opening function included Haj Minister Bandar Hajar, Ali Al-Obaid, undersecretary for the President of the Prophet’s Mosque Affairs, Madinah Mayor Khaled Taher, and Maj. Gen. Saud Al-Ahmedi, director of Madinah Police.