In his office in the headquarters of the University in holy Makkah,  his Excellency the UQU President, Abdullah bin Omar Bafail, received the ambassador of the Republic of Benin, Fadilou Moutaïrou, and his escort, Dr. Thany Abdul-Hamid Alahu, on the morning of Thursday, 1 Rabi` Al-Awwal, 1440 A.H. It was a cordial meeting in which they discussed ways to enhance relations between Umm Al-Qura University and the different Benin universities. His Eminence the Vice-Dean of the Arabic Language Institute at the University participated in the meeting.