Khartoum, July 22, 2019, SPA -- Saudi Ambassador to Sudan Ali bin Hassan Jafar this evening at Khartoum International Airport bade farewell to the first batch of Sudanese pilgrims heading to the Holy Land to perform the Hajj, in the presence of representative of the Transitional Military Council in Sudan Major Ibrahim Jaber and other officials. During a ceremony held on this occasion, Ambassador Ali bin Jaafar stressed that the Kingdom always stands by the Sudan. --SPA 02:14 LOCAL TIME 23:14 GMT 0038 www.spa.gov.sa/w1142850