Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

Security forces gear up for successful Haj mission

Indonesia struggles to increase hajj quota to 250 thousand: ambassador

Indonesia is struggling to increase its hajj quota, from 231 thousand pilgrims to 250 thousand next year, Indonesian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Maftuh Abegebriel stated here on Tuesday.

G5 service launched in holy sites

Besides other dignitaries, Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Amer Al-Swaha was also in attendance, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Saudi Arabia lauded for serving Hajj pilgrims

CAIRO: Arab League Assistant Secretary-General for Arab Affairs and National Security Khalil Ibrahim Al-Thawadi has said that Saudi Arabia’s efforts in facilitating Hajj have been reflected in the increase in the number of pilgrims each year. He said that preparations and facilities at airports, the number of diverse flights and the development of services in holy sites

Pilgrims continue to trickle in; 1,249,951 arrive so far

In a statement to SPA, Shiha pointed out that the Kingdom is continuing its efforts to improve the efficiency of services being provided to the pilgrims.