Strained Saudi-Qatar relations: Malaysians going for haj pilgrimage should not worry - TH

Malaysians going for the haj pilgrimage this year should not worry or to panic with the recent decision of Saudi Arabia to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar.

Pilgrims Fund Board (Tabung Haji-TH) chairman Datuk Seri Panglima Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim said TH had vast experience to handle the situation.

"What is important is for pilgrims to abide by all instructions issued by TH. We have all the machinery. If all pilgrims follow instructions issued by TH, InsyaAllah (God willing) everything goes well," he told reporters after the Tabung Haji Foundation "Ziarah Kasih Ramadan" programme at the Tabung Haji Hotel here today.

Also present was Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman.

Under the " Ziarah Kasih Ramadan", Abdul Azeez said RM15 million would be distributed to the needy who included 3,000 people in the parliamentary constituencies of Dungun, Marang and Kuala Nerus in Terengganu

-- BERNAMA