Singapore, Dhu-Al-Hijjah 02, 1438 H., August 24, 2017, SPA -- Saudi ambassador to Singapore Saad bin Saleh Al-Saleh bade Singaporean pilgrims farewell at Shangi airport today in the attendance of Dr. Yaaqob Ibrahim, minister of communication and information in charge of Muslims affairs in Singapore, and Abdulaziz bin Hasan, Executive President for the Islamic Council in Singapore. Addressing the pilgrims before departure heading to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, the ambassador highly valued the occasion of Hajj to the Saudi performance as custodian of the two holy mosques, a position and duty enjoying the admiration of world population in terms of general organization, administration of crowds and achieving a disease-free and security-disciplined more-than-two million occasion assembling in a short time at a limited area. --SPA 01:01 LOCAL TIME 22:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w473417