Saudi Arabia Extends Visa Policy
The Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (SCTH) announced that visitors can now use existing UK, US, and Schengen area country visas to obtain Saudi Arabia visitor visas at airport arrivals regardless of their citizenship.
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Licences of 27 travel agencies cancelled in 2019
The civil aviation and tourism ministry has cancelled licences of 27 travel agencies on charge of their alleged involvement with different types of corruption and irregularities in the past year.
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New Jeddah Airport to be fully operational in Ramadan
The new King Abdulaziz International Airport here is expected to become fully operational in the forthcoming Ramadan, the spokesman of General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) Ibrahim Al-Ruasa told Okaz/Saudi Gazette Saturday.
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137,198 Bangladeshis to perform Hajj this year
A total of 137,198 pilgrims will go to Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh this year for performing Hajj this year. Among them, 120,000 people will perform Hajj under private management and 17,198 others under government management, reports UNB.
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Civil Society Honors Hajj Service Providers
Independent Hajj Reporters, a civil society organisation that monitors and reports hajj activities said it has concluded arrangement to hold its 2019 Hajj Excellence Awards to honour hajj service providers that serve Nigerian pilgrims during 2019 hajj.
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Comprehensive insurance coverage now for Umrah pilgrims
The Ministry of Haj and Umrah has begun, as of Jan. 1 2020, implementing the comprehensive insurance plan to Umrah pilgrims (coming from abroad) during their visit to the Kingdom, Ayman Arfaj, general supervisor of the media center at the ministry, said in a statement.
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Lanka Hajj Committee to be service-oriented body
On instructions made by Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa, the National Hajj Committee will operate as a service-oriented body to serve Sri Lankan Hajj pilgrims, former Minister and present parliamentarian Faiszer Mustapha said in Colombo on Thursday.
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Saudi minister discuss pilgrim affairs with Kenya, Tajikistan officials
Dr. Abdulfattah bin Sulaiman Mashat, the Kingdom’s deputy minister of Hajj and Umrah, received the head of the delegation of pilgrims affairs of Kenya and the head of the religious affairs committee in Tajikistan.
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Saudi- Istisqa (Rain-seeking) Prayer is Performed in Kingdom
Muslims all over the Kingdom's regions performed this morning Istisqa (Rain-seeking) prayer in pursuit of the Prophetic Sunnah during drought and late rain, praying to Allah Almighty for rain-fall.
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Zamfara earmarks N1.1b for Hajj camp, vehicles
The Zamfara State Government has earmarked N1.1 billion for the construction of a new Hajj camp and procurement of utility vehicles and ambulances...
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SAHUC Announces Hajj Operators
The South African Hajj Umrah Council (SAHUC) has released the list of accredited hajj operators that will offer services to accredited hujjaj ahead of the Hajj season.
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Saudi high-tech bus stations for pilgrims planned
High-tech bus stations to improve pilgrims’ transport to holy sites in the Kingdom moved a step closer following a workshop carried out by the Hajj and Umrah Ministry.
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