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Six million foreign pilgrims performed Umrah

Around six million foreign pilgrims have traveled through the Haj Terminal of King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah during this year to perform Umrah, said Abdul Hameed Abalarry, director of the airport, yesterday. “One hundred Umrah flights have departed from the Haj Terminal daily since 27th of Ramadan till last

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Met targets Hajj fraud

The Metropolitan Police Service targets Hajj fraud as pilgrims prepare for their 2012 trip to Mecca. The Muslim community is being warned to watch out for fraudsters who steal hundreds of thousands of pounds from pilgrims travelling to Mecca. With just under three months to go until this year’s Hajj

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Umrah and tourist visas may be linked in future

JEDDAH — Crown Prince Naif has given the ministries of Haj and Foreign Affairs the go-ahead to work on an integrated system to link Umrah and tourist visas, Prince Sultan Bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), announced Tuesday. Addressing a debate organized by Okaz

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Umrah tourism gets big boost

Prince-Sultan-bin-Salman   Prince Sultan bin Salman, president of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA), yesterday estimated the total value of tourism projects in the Kingdom at SR 290 billion, including railway projects. Addressing a joint responsibility forum organized by Okaz, he said Crown Prince Naif, deputy premier and

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Volunteers help pilgrims get jabbed up

Volunteers help pilgrims get jabbed up MUSLIM Pilgrims were given the opportunity to get vaccinated before heading off to Saudi Arabia. The Council of British Hajjis (CBH) held a vaccination clinic for locals going on the Islamic pilgrimage of Umrah at the Al-Hikmah centre on Track Road in Batley. For

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