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E-bracelets to Guide Pilgrims through this Hajj Season

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 30, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced that as of this year’s Hajj season, pilgrims will be required to use electronic identification bracelets as part of a safety measure, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. With the campaign launched last week,...

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif and Makkah Gov.Prince Khalid Al-Faisal (SPA)

Crown Prince: Saudi leadership keen since inception of the Kingdom to provide pilgrims with best service

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 5, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif, the Deputy Premier and the Minister of Interior, also the President of the Supreme Haj Committee, confirmed that the leadership of Saudi Arabia forever -was and still is- keen to provide pilgrims with the best service possible,...

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Iran Eludes Concluding Arrangements for its Pilgrims Once Again

by Asma Al-Ghabiri | May 27, 2016 | Middle East

The Iranian delegation in charge of discussing Hajj arrangements for Iranians with Saudi Arabia failed to attend a meeting which was scheduled to take place in the city of Jeddah yesterday. The final agreement that would have allowed 63,000 Iranians to perform the...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet Session (SPA)

Saudi Cabinet Blames Iran for not Sending Pilgrims

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 16, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Cabinet reiterated on Monday that Iran was responsible for preventing its citizens from taking part in Hajj this year. A statement issued by the official Saudi Press Agency said the Cabinet renewed Riyadh’s confirmation about “its duties and responsibilities...

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Palestinian children wave the Palestinian, Japanese and UN flags at an event in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip yesterday (AFP)

Palestine’s Ambassador to Asharq Al-Awsat: Saudi Arabia Allows Palestinians to Perform Umrah With Traditional Travel Documents

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Mar 14, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East

The Palestinian ambassador to Saudi Arabia Basem Al-Agha revealed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the Saudi government is allowing Palestinian holders of non- machine-readable passports to perform the rituals of Hajj and Umrah (the major and minor pilgrimages) this year and...