Chadian president leaves Saudi Arabia after performing Umrah
JEDDAH: Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno departed Saudi Arabia on Saturday, having performed Umrah. Governor of Jeddah Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jalawi and several other officials accompanied the president to the airport to wish him farewell.
The chairman of the Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council, Lt. Gen. Abdelfattah Al-Burhann, also left Jeddah on Saturday after performing Umrah, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Al-Burhann was seen off at King Abdulaziz International Airport by Prince Saud bin Mishaal bin Abdulaziz, deputy governor of Makkah Region, and several other officials.
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