Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

8 May 2018

Provide best services to Umrah pilgrims — King

The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture will implement, organize, and invite the public and private sector agencies and environmental associations to participate in the environment week to be held each year in the first week of Spring.

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7 May 2018

No Umrah fee for domestic pilgrims: Deputy minister

“We are introducing our new working mechanism to offer investment opportunities for the private sector. Most of the new initiatives related to 2030 Vision must be executed by the private sector. Makkah Economic Forum gave us the opportunity to present some of these investment opportunities.”

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7 May 2018

‘Use of new technology, quick impact’ must for Haj projects

The minister also highlighted the different investment opportunities which they offer in relation to Haj and Umrah. This, he said, include establishing and developing new projects in the infrastructure sector, providing new technology models to ease government processes including the Jawazat system. Some investors can also provide Haj-related supervision and assessment services, he said.

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