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A Saudia, also known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, plane lands at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon June 29, 2017. Reuters

Saudia Requests to Enter Qatari Skies to Transport Pilgrims

by Turki al-Suhail | Aug 18, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh- Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) has allocated seven flights on board Boeing 777-300s to transport Qatari pilgrims from Doha to Jeddah, as an implementation of the directives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and in coordination with the General...

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Governor Prince Faisal bin Khalid With Charge d’Affaires of Saudi Embassy in Iraq Abdulaziz al-Shammari and Iraqi ambassador in Riyadh Rashidi Mahmoud al-Ani to al-Jadida (Bashir Saleh)

Saudi Arabia Wants to Open an Embassy in Najaf, Iraq

by Abdul Hadi Habtor | Aug 15, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Arar– Saudi Arabia could open a new embassy in Najaf, Iraq, within the upcoming four months at the latest, according to Charge d’Affaires of Saudi Embassy in Iraq Abdulaziz al-Shammari. Shammari stated that the Saudi-Iraqi openness will reflect positively on...

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Muslim pilgrims pray on a rocky hill known as Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual hajj pilgrimage. (AP)

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Qatari Pilgrims Traveling by Air only

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 21, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Saudi Arabia has announced that Qatari pilgrims will come to perform Hajj rituals by air only via airlines such as Qatar Airways, ensuring that Qataris are welcome – the total number of visas for Umrah pilgrims this year reached a record 6.7 million, the Saudi...

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Dr. Hamid Mohammadi (L) head of the Iranian delegation with the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umra, Dr. Mohammad Saleh Bin Taher Benten. SPA

Saudi Arabia Follows Up Operational Plans to Receive 83,800 Iranian Pilgrims

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | Jul 20, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammed Bantan has discussed working programs of the operational plans prepared for the Iranian pilgrims for the Hajj season this year with Head of the Haj Tawafa Establishment for the Iranian pilgrims Dr. Talal Qutb....

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Muslim pilgrims cast stones at pillars symbolizing Satan, during the annual Haj pilgrimage on Eid al-Adha in Mina, near the holy city of Makkah, October 5, 2014. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

Umrah Pilgrims Increase Rate of Makkah Hotel Occupancy Last Days of Ramadan

by Wajdi al-Qorashi | Jun 17, 2017 | Business

Makkah- Pilgrims coming to Makkah for the last ten days of Ramadan have revived hotels in the central area of the Holy site and the adjacent areas, where the occupancy of hotel rooms increased more than 90 percent, according to the expectations of dealers in this...