22 Dec 2018
JEDDAH: The 13th batch comprising 203 Umrah performers of the Guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Umrah offered Friday prayers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The guests thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the generous hospitality, services and facilities provided for them since they left their countries. They are from eight
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22 Dec 2018
The Ministry of Haj and Umrah, publishing its weekly data, said the number of Umrah visas to prospective pilgrims reached 2,217,728 until Dec. 20 (Rabi Al-Thani 13) since the start of the season.
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22 Dec 2018
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammad Salih Bentin met Mauritania’s Minister of Islamic Affairs and Traditional Education Ahmed Ould Ahl Dawood. They discussed issues related to Hajj. On Thursday, the Saudi minister held talks with Egyptian Maj. Gen. Mohammad Amr Ali Lutfi, assistant minister of interior for administrative affairs and his delegation in
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21 Dec 2018
Mufti of Kyrgyzstan Maksatbek Toktomushev and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Abdel Fattah bin Suleiman signed an agreement for Hajj 2019. According to it, the quota of Kyrgyz citizens for visit to Mecca has not changed – 5,485 citizens can go on pilgrimage.
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21 Dec 2018
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah Minister Mohammed Salih Bentin held talks with Maj. Gen. Mohammad Amr Ali Lutfi, assistant minister of interior for administrative affairs in Egypt, and his delegation in Makkah on Thursday. The two men discussed cooperation in the field of Hajj and Umrah, as well as issues of common interest. Last week, the Saudi minister separately
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