Umrah
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GCC Countries
Saudi Considers Women To Perform Hajj Without Male Guardian
Women of all age groups could be allowed to perform the Hajj without a male guardian with the government studying…
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5.5 Million Pilgrims Perform Umrah As Per Haj Ministry
As many as 5.48 million pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom until Thursday since the start of the current season…
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia Receives More Than 4.3 Million Pilgrims This Season
Saudi Arabia has received more than 4.3 million Umrah pilgrims until Thursday, according to weekly statistics made available by the…
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi: Around 3 Million Umrah Visas Issued In 5 Months
Saudi Arabia said it received more than 2.5 million Umrah pilgrims and issued over 3 million visas for them in…
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi: Pakistani Woman Killed By Falling Rock In Makkah
A Pakistani woman pilgrim was killed when a falling rock hit her on the head at Al Nour mountain in…
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People & Culture
Saudi welcomes Qataris to perform Umrah
Qataris are welcome to visit the Kingdom to perform Umrah rituals, the Ministry of Haj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia…
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi: Heavy fines and jail terms for overstaying pilgrims
Umrah pilgrims who stay in the Kingdom after the expiration of their entry visas will be fined SR50,000 each and…
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi: 2 million pilgrims expected during Ramadan
King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah has completed all its preparations to receive about two million people from various…
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Featured
Saudi: 4 British pilgrims killed, 12 injured in road crash
Four British Umrah pilgrims were killed and 12 others injured in Saudi Arabia when their bus collided with a fuel…
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Saudi: New post-Umrah tourist visas to be issued this quarter
JEDDAH: The director of the Tourism and Heritage Authority in the Makkah region, Mohammed Al-Omari, told Arab News on Saturday…
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi: Pilgrims, visitors to get VAT reimbursement
RIYADH — Haj and Umrah pilgrims and visitors from non-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will be reimbursed the amount of money…
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GCC Countries
Saudi: E-system aims to make Hajj, Umrah simple
JEDDAH: Pilgrims can now finalize Hajj e-system booking procedures through the Hajj offices approved in their respective countries, an official…
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