The Minister of Information, Dr Fouad Al-Farsy, accompanied by a high-ranking delegation, on Monday toured Ministry of Information offices at the holy sites.
He visited the tower of television and radio transmission, the information centre, the Saudi Press Agency and radio studios.
Dr Al-Farsy was accompanied by Acting Director General of the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Dr Ayed Al-Raddadi; Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information for radio, Mohammed Al-Mansour; Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information in Makkah Region, Adnan Falouda, and Acting Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information for television affairs, Tariq Reiri.
250 press representatives today participated in recording coverage of the standing of the pilgrims at Arafat. Reuters, the United Press, AFP, BBC, London Radio, CNN, the American National Geographic Television, the German station of 'SWR', and other Arab and international satellite stations are participating in recording coverage of the Hajj season.
The SPA today transmitted a number of reports and photographs of the pilgrims’ progress to the plains of Arafat.
Source: SPA
