Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has declined an invite to attend a communication session of the G7 Summit in Italy on Friday.
He despatched a message to Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni thanking her for the invitation however stated he’s unable to take part due to his obligations to oversee the work of officers within the Kingdom throughout Hajj season, The Arabnews reported on Wednesday.
The reason for loss of life of six who got here for pilgrimage was excessive warmth. By night the temperature in Mecca will attain +47°C.
Jordan’s overseas ministry stated “14 Jordanian pilgrims died and 17 others had been lacking” in the course of the efficiency of hajj rituals. It stated its nationals had died “after struggling sunstroke as a result of excessive heatwave” and that it had coordinated with Saudi authorities to bury the useless in Saudi Arabia or switch them to Jordan, In line with The Guardian.
The report clarifies that lots of of pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia over the previous 30 years. The causes of loss of life had been crushes, tent fires, warmth, and different elements.
Beforehand, it was reported that Saudi Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al Saud wouldn’t attend the G7 summit in Italy as a consequence of commitments associated to overseeing work in the course of the Hajj season.
In March, it turned recognized that Russians made 106 thousand journeys to Saudi Arabia in 2023. That is twice as a lot as a yr earlier.