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Over 7.3mn Umrah pilgrims arrive, about 6.8mn depart

Over 7.3mn Umrah pilgrims
arrive, about 6.8mn depart

Saudi Arabia issues more than 7.65m visas for Umrah pilgrims

RIYADH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 7,650,736, of which 7,393,657 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj Ministry. There are 504,809 pilgrims still in the Kingdom, with 278,368 in Makkah and 226,441 in Madinah, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Most pilgrims — 6,550,520 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 707,955

SAMA directive to extend working hours of bank branches near Two Holy Mosques

The central bank has issued six regulations with regard to the extension of the working hours of the bank branches.

94% of domestic pilgrims to be registered electronically

The General Department for Domestic Pilgrims at the ministry said the fee for taking care of children with disabilities has been fixed at SR3,000 per child while the fee for normal children is SR 2,500.

Haramain train transports 116,000 passengers during Ramadan

There has been a huge increase in the number of passengers, including Saudis and expatriates in addition to a large number of Umrah pilgrims from outside the Kingdom, according to Haramain Train Project sources.