SPA Covers Hajj Season in 15 Languages through Partnership with Global News Agencies

Makkah, June 26, 2023, SPA -- The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has wrapped up its preparations to cover this year's Hajj season 2023, in 15 languages through a first-of-its-kind partnership with four global news agencies.
Through this partnership with news agencies of Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia and Egypt, the Kingdom’s media messages will be conveyed and new languages will be used in the media content delivered to the audience.
The partnership with the Indonesian, Pakistani and Malaysian news agencies as well as the Middle East News Agency (MENA) aims to expand the scope of publishing through their official websites and their media network and digital platforms.
This partnership will also shed light on the efforts made by the Kingdom to serve the Two Holy Mosques and develop services at the Holy Sites with regard to residence and transportation.
The partnership will be an addition to the news coverage provided by SPA throughout the Hajj season every year.
SPA will provide media services to its international partners through its media centers in Makkah and the Holy Sites. The Saudi Press Agency also established a joint news editing room to support the coverage efforts with full energy and technical preparations.
These efforts would contribute to highlighting the spiritual gathering of Hajj and presenting outstanding media work that suits such Islamic pillars.
The partnership with the international news agencies focuses on highlighting the facilitated procedures provided by the Saudi wise leadership using various technologies to pilgrims, starting from their country of departure until their arrival in the Kingdom.
The Kingdom provides the procedures and facilities amid an integrated work system that allows pilgrims to perform their Hajj rituals with safety and dedication.
The partnership also adds a new experience to international news agencies with regard to the content and message through their cooperation with SPA, which has a long experience in print, visual and audio media.
This media gathering of several Islamic news agencies is supported by the technical capabilities and preparations provided by the Saudi Ministry of Media to highlight the true image of Islam’s greatness and tolerance.
SPA has been keen to take such a step, which represents a qualitative stage for joint media work, to disseminate media messages through international partners to various peoples of the world and Muslims in new languages.
Through the partnership, the media messages will be conveyed in languages including Bahasa, Urdu, Pashto, Sindhi, Baluchi, Malay, Tamil, and Spanish.
These languages will enrich services provided by SPA, which already present media content in Arabic, English, French, Russian, Chinese and Persian.
--SPA