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JEDDAH: International TV channels and news agencies such as CNN, BBC, ABC, NBC, Associated Press, Agence France Presse and Reuters have sent their reporters and crews to cover the annual pilgrimage this year.

Other major media organizations taking part in the Haj coverage include Al Jazeera of Qatar, SCTV of Malaysia, Al Arabiya, MBC, Islam Channel of Britain, KBC of South Korea, Japan’s NHK television, Russia Today TV and Indonesian Television.

“The Ministry of Culture and Information has established full-fledged media centers in Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah and the holy sites of Mina and Arafat for the use of foreign journalists and media organizations,” said Abdul Aziz bin Salamah, deputy minister of culture and information for foreign information.

“We have provided all facilities for the foreign media organizations to give coverage of the Haj events,” the minister said. They are also provided with high-speed Internet services in addition to telephone and fax facilities. The ministry also organizes special tours for foreign journalists