He cast lignt on the newly-introduced Makkah Road Initiative according to which travel, immigration and customs services are finalized by pilgrims at home, citing that the as many as 1860000 electronic Hajj visas were issued for pilgrims without visiting the relevant embassies. For his part, the Director General of Civil Defense Lt. Gen. Suliman bin Abdullah Al-Amro congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, on the success of ascension plan of pilgrims to Arafat. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Al-Amro affirmed that the movement of pilgrims to Arafat was smoothly done amid great efforts and services from all relevant sectors participating in organizing Hajj season. -- More 20:18 LOCAL TIME 17:18 GMT 0025 www.spa.gov.sa/w1154020