15 Nov 2017
A South African accredited Umrah agent has told Radio Islam that while Saudi authorities will be implementing the biometric visa system, it will create a huge logistical inconvenience, as there are only two biometric centers in the entire country.
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13 Nov 2017
Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, deputy governor of Makkah region, raised the level of coordination between the bodies operating at the Grand Mosque to ensure the movement of crowds to and from the mosque in coordination with the work being carried out on the Zamzam well rehabilitation project, which is scheduled to be completed before the coming month of Ramadan.
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13 Nov 2017
The Umrah and Haj Committee of Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS) kicked off its operations during at its first meeting at the company's headquarters in Jeddah on Friday. Chaired by Omar Bin Mohammed Najjar, SGS CEO, and attended by the senior executives of SGS, the committee discussed all set plans and implementation mechanisms, and reviewed all operational needs to ensure their readiness before Nov. 20.
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13 Nov 2017
Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board will commence the registration of intending pilgrims for 2018 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia in all the 23 local government areas of the state on Wednesday, 15th November 2017.
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13 Nov 2017
Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said they were trying to digitalise Hajj 2018 and that the application forms would be available from November 15 to December 7.
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