Saudi Arabia suspends international flights starting Sunday to prevent spread of coronavirus
Saudi Arabia will suspend international flights for two weeks from Sunday to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, the Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday.
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Saudi Umrah ban costs Palestinians millions, with fears Hajj is next
Thousands of Palestinians have had to change their plans to visit kingdom's holy sites, with question marks growing over major upcoming pilgrimage in July
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Saudi advisory to hold off on hajj adminstration is a necessary precaution: Sahuc
The South African Hajj and Umrah Council (Sahuc) says the Saudi Kingdom’s directive to haj operators to place a hold on hajj administration is a “cautionary measure”.
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CBIC to discuss exemption on GST for Haj operators
Finance Minister T Harish Rao on Friday assured the Haj Umrah tour operators regarding representing their plea for GST exemption at the GST council meeting scheduled to be held on Saturday.
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PIA to operate three special flights to bring Pakistani Umrah pilgrims back – Research Snipers
Following the directives issued by the government of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced to operate three special flights to bring all the Umrah pilgrims back to the country.
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Saudi Date Exports Record 14.6% Rise in 2019
The Saudi National Center for Palms and Dates has revealed a rise in exports of Saudi dates by 14.6% during the year 2019 compared to 2018 to reach about SR 865 million ($230.6 million), compared to SR 755 million ($201.3 million) the previous year.
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Missions, airlines racing against time to send back pilgrims
Diplomatic missions and aviation companies from several countries are racing against time to facilitate the smooth return of the last batches of their Umrah pilgrims from the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah before the expiry of the deadline on Saturday night.
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Pakistan sees less number of Hajj applicants amid coronavirus fears
The Hajj balloting this year saw lesser number applications than the year before apparently because of the fears over coronavirus.
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Saudi Arabia expands travel ban to 39 states including EU
Saudi Arabia temporarily suspended on Thursday the travel of its citizens and residents to 39 countries including 27 European Union states amid a jump in the number of coronavirus cases from 21 to 45 with reporting of 24 new cases, including 21 in Makkah.
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Virus sterilization carried out at Al-Haram Al-Sharif library complex
The entire building and departments of Al-Haram Al-Sharif library have been disinfected and sterilized to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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Hajj Ministry keeps money in Interest free accounts
Federal Minister for Religious affairs and interfaith harmony Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri Wednesday dispelled the view that the ministry earned interest on dues collected from pilgrims at the time of application submission.
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Grand Mosque’s sanitizing workforce increased to 450
The workforce for sanitizing the Grand Mosque in this holy city has been increased to 450, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques said Tuesday.
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