Mina, outskirts of Makkah, July 20, 2021, SPA -- Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, who is also Chairman of the Supreme Hajj Committee, inaugurated today a number of Hajj-related Civil Defense high-tech services during a visit to the headquarters of the civil defense forces participating in this year's Hajj. In his speech during the ceremony prepared for the inauguration, the Director-General of Civil Defense, General Suleiman bin Abdullah Al-Amro, announced that the minister has cut the opening ribbons of electronic services, buildings, and mechanisms; rapid intervention units and the readiness and on-the-Job Training Platform. He stressed that the Civil Defense is working to keep abreast of the latest technical developments to achieve the security and safety of pilgrims, citizens and expatriates, with the support and care of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, and the continuous follow-up of Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, to ensure the preservation of lives and property, by raising the civil defense capabilities to face all kinds of risk and deal with them with the highest degree of readiness and professionalism. --SPA 01:40 LOCAL TIME 22:40 GMT 0003 www.spa.gov.sa/w1588266