15 Jul 2018
JEDDAH: The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said it welcomes the arrival of Qatari pilgrims this year. Qataris, who wish to perform Hajj can register via a link on the ministry’s website, http://qh.haj.gov.sa. “The arrival and departure of Qatari pilgrims will take place via King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah… through any airlines except Qatar Airways,” the
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15 Jul 2018
All pilgrims from Malaysia and a section of pilgrims from Indonesia will have their immigration pre-clearance facility from their embarkation points for this year’s Haj. The Proof of Concept (POC) System for pre-clearance at the point of departure to Saudi Arabia was implemented in coordination with the Saudi, Malaysian and Indonesian authorities. The uniform electronic path service has been dubbed as Makkah Road initiative.
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15 Jul 2018
The ministry, however, explained that the linkage for registration of the domestic pilgrims does not work from outside but the Haj permits could be printed outside the Kingdom if all the registration procedures were completed inside.
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15 Jul 2018
In the Hajj season of 1439 Hijri (2018), pilgrims from Indonesia and Malaysia obtain some facilities through Makkah Road Initiative which has been launched by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, recently.
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14 Jul 2018
Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, governor of Makkah, adviser to King Salman and chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, received a report on the work of the Civil Defense Directorate in Makkah during the month of Ramadan. The governor thanked the civil defense forces for their efforts during Ramadan, and congratulated them for the success of the plan. He stressed the need for an
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