Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

23 Dec 2020

Ministry directs full care for 300 stranded Umrah pilgrims

Mazen Derar, the head of the national committee for Hajj, Umrah and visit activities, said that the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has directed the companies and establishments providing Umrah services take complete care of foreign Umrah pilgrims who are unable to return to their respective countries following the Kingdom’s temporary closure of all its borders.

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22 Dec 2020

Over 4.5 million pilgrims, worshipers visited Two Holy Mosques since Oct. 4

More than 4.5 million worshipers and visitors have entered the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah since the resumption of Umrah service and visits to the Two Holy Mosques on Oct. 4 until the beginning of this week, said the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques on Monday.

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