Dear Citizens, The world is going through exceptional and difficult circumstances, where this pandemic afflicted the whole world, and we are part of it, as this pandemic spread and cast its effects on humanity, afflicted humanity with adversity, and exacerbated the difficulties. Despite the pandemic's effects, it has proved at the same time peoples' resolve in the face of disasters and epidemics. This pandemic has clearly demonstrated that citizens and residents of this dear homeland are of a high degree of persistence and determination in the face of disasters, by their faith in Allah, then by their strong will and their cooperation with the concerned agencies. This has contributed to alleviating the effects of this pandemic on our homeland as much as possible, by following precautionary and preventive measures, for the sake of the safety of humans. For this, thank you all very much for your patience, dedication, cooperation, and loyalty to your homeland. Dear Muslims worldwide, One of the most important purposes of our tolerant Sharia is to preserve human life, protect it from harm, and spare it from danger. With the outbreak of the pandemic and its gravity to humans, Hajj was held this year with a very limited number of pilgrims of multiple nationalities, to emphasize the holding of the rite, despite the difficult circumstances, and to preserve at the highest safety standards for pilgrims to perform their rituals in a spiritual atmosphere, within procedures that guarantee their security, achieve their safety, provide means of comfort by the agencies concerned with serving and protecting pilgrims, protect the pilgrims from the risks of the pandemic. We appreciate the high trust of our Muslim brothers in what we have taken in this regard. Allah has blessed us with the Two Holy Mosques in our country, and honored us that this land to be a destination for pilgrims every year. The care and services of pilgrims have become among our most important goals and our greatest interests, and an honor we are proud of, it is a mandate that we seek to do to the fullest, and with the highest standards, year after year. We have provided for pilgrims an integrated system of giant projects and many services, in Makkah, holy sites and Madinah, to continue blessed efforts made by the Kings of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since the reign of the late founder King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud. --More 13:29 LOCAL TIME 10:29 GMT 0014 www.spa.gov.sa/w1382271