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Saudi ministry: More than 3 million Umrah visas issued so far

JEDDAH: The number of Umrah visas issued this year has reached 3,024,272, of which 2,561,541 pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom, according to data provided by the Hajj and Umrah Ministry. There are 399,479 pilgrims still in the Kingdom, with 277,372 in Makkah and 122,107 in Madinah. Most pilgrims — 2,288,789 — came to the Kingdom by air, while 257,266 entered by land and

2,300 Indian women to do Hajj without male companion

Under new policy, last year 1,300 Indian Muslim women did Hajj without male companion, and more expected this year - Anadolu Agency

Pakistani Airline to Replace Music with Quran in Hajj Flights

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has banned in-flight entertainment for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims traveling to Jeddah and Medina and will only play Quranic verses and naats for them, an official of the national carrier said on Thursday.

Deputy Hajj minister meets officials from Thailand, Turkmenistan

JEDDAH: Dr. Abdul Fattah bin Suleiman Mashat, deputy minister of Hajj and Umrah, received two foreign delegations at his office in Jeddah. One was led by the deputy mufti of Turkmenistan, Rahmonov Gouli, and the other by the representative of the secretary-general of the Committee on the Promotion of Hajj Affairs in Thailand, Sak Shai Ting Hu. Several topics of common

Hajj airfare from Srinagar decreases by Rs 11,377 after GST cut

The reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Haj pilgrimage from 18 percent to 5 percent will ensure savings of Rs 113 crore for Haj pilgrims during 2019, Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Wednesday.