Saudi ambassador says 1,000 Hajj visas granted for Egyptian martyrs' families

CAIRO - 31 July 2017: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz ordered hosting 1,000 members of the families of Egyptian Armed Forces' and police martyrs to perform the Hajj this year, Saudi Ambassador in Cairo Ahmed al Qattan said Sunday.

Hosted by Amr Adib on "ON E", the ambassador affirmed that the current crisis with Doha would not affect the Qataris' chance to perform Hajj.

He added that up to 80,000 Iranians would also take part in the current Hajj season.