Cairo, Dhu-AlHijjah 5, 1439, Aug 16, 2018, SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Egypt, Usama bin Ahmed Nuqali, who is also his country's Permanent Representative to the Arab League, paid farewell, at Cairo International Airport, to 1500 guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Program for the families of the martyrs of the Egyptian army as well as the police, in addition to families of the Palestinian martyrs, heading to holy lands, in Saudi Arabia, to perform Hajj of this Year 1439 AH. The valedictory ceremony was attended by the Egyptian Assistant to the Minister of Defense Maj. Gen. Midhat Mohammed Al-Nahass and the Assistant to the Minister of Interior, who is also the Director General of the airport Maj. Gen. Ahmed Al-Anwar, in addition to the Head of Palestinian martyrs' Hajj Committee, related to the guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program. On the other hand, these officials expressed appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' program and the Saudi embassy cooperation for hastily completing procedures to lift them to the Kingdom. Ambassador Nuqali and the Egyptian officials wished the pilgrims safe journey and that their pilgrim hopefully to be accepted by the Almighty Allah and they may return, safely, following concluding Hajj. -- SPA 23:16 LOCAL TIME 20:16 GMT 0031 www.spa.gov.sa/w733832