The Saudi Ministry of Interior and leaders of the Hajj security forces confirms all preparations have been completed for this Hajj season

On Friday, the Saudi Ministry of Interior and the heads of the Hajj security forces provided information on their security, traffic, and organisational plans for this year's Hajj season, claiming that all preparations had been made.

According to Lt. Gen. Mohammed Al-Bassami, director of public safety and head of the Hajj Security Committee, precautions have been taken to ensure pilgrims' safety at the Grand Mosque and other holy locations, and security control centres at Makkah's entrances, holy locations, and along the roads leading to them will manage traffic.

Commander of the Special Emergency Forces at the Presidency of State Security, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Al-Omari, stated that his staff is prepared to uphold security and order in Makkah, Madinah, and the holy sites, protect visitors to the Kingdom, stop violations of Hajj laws, stop unauthorised people from entering the holy sites, control crowd flow, and coordinate the throwing of pebbles at the Jamarat.

Director of the Civil Defence Forces Maj. Gen. Hamoud Sulaiman Al-Faraj stated that all preparations have been made for the organization's activities at the Al-Mashaer Operations Centre, including managing volunteers and the Haram Support Forces and working with government organisations and the Hajj Emergency Operations Centre to address any emergencies that may arise.

The arrangements for his organisation are finished and in place, according to Maj. Gen. Saleh Al-Murabba, head of the passport forces for umrah. According to him, 1,604,772 pilgrims from outside the Kingdom have come to complete the Hajj rituals, including 238,708 through the Makkah Route initiative, which attempts to make the Hajj as simple as possible.