Bandar Seri Begawan - A generous approval has been issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdullah Aziz, King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the "Guests ofthe Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Programme" to host 1,400 Muslims from all around the world to perform Hal this year, at King Abdullah's own expense.

According to a statement from the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Bandar Seri Begawan, the approval includes full hosting of five persons, who have never performed the Haj, from Brunei Darussalam this year at the expense of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

The hosting will include a return ticket, accommodation, subsistence and transportation during the Haj this year, the statement added.

--Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin