15 Apr 2020
A special Saudi Airlines flight SV-3734 carrying 254 Pakistani Umrah pilgrims left Jeddah airport for Lahore on Wednesday afternoon. Consul General of Pakistan at Jeddah Khalid Majid and Deputy Consul General Shaiq Ahmad Bhutto were present at the airport to see off the pilgrims.
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15 Apr 2020
With Saudi Arabia’s borders closed to travellers, technology offers Muslims a new way to visit Islam’s holiest city
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14 Apr 2020
Shielding Makkah from a pandemic that’s overwhelmed countries like Italy and the United States is crucial for Saudi Arabia. The total number of coronavirus cases reported in Makkah, home to 2 million people, reached 1,050 on Monday
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13 Apr 2020
The Ministry of Interior has updated the forms for movement permits during the curfew for groups excluded from curfew instructions, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday citing an official source at the ministry.
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13 Apr 2020
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah supervised the departure of 172 Iraqi pilgrims on Monday back to Iraq, Saudi Press Agency reported. The pilgrims travelled from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah where 140 left for Erbil and 32 pilgrims to Baghdad.
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