By Abdullah Al-Dahass

Okaz/Saudi Gazette

MAKKAH – Every Haj season, the Kingdom welcomes the Guests of Allah from all over the world with open arms. Pilgrims are accorded warm welcome and the Kingdom facilitates their comfortable stay here irrespective of their countries or political stances. These include the preparation of camps allocated by the Ministry of Haj and Umrah for Qatari pilgrims wishing to perform Haj this year.

Despite the intransigence by the “Hamadein Regime” by blocking the electronic links in Qatar, allotted by the Saudi Ministry of Haj and Umrah for pilgrims from Qatar to register for Haj, the Kingdom has carried out its duty by completing preparations and providing all that is required by the Qatari pilgrims during their stay in the Kingdom.

Okaz/Saudi Gazette made a field tour of the Qatari Pilgrims’ Camp mid-day Saturday to check on the final touches. The camp comes under the Tawafa Establishment for Southeast Asian Pilgrims and specifically the Field Services Office No.140, which is headed by the Mutawwif Samir Muhammad Hafiz. The camp is situated on the most famous streets of Mina; that is, Al-Jawhara Road No. 56, which is adjacent to the pedestrian bridge linking the holy sites with the Grand Mosque – starting from Arafat via Muzdalifah then Mina and finally the Grand Mosque in Makkah.