Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

11 Sep 2017

Efforts of Saudi transport ministry during Hajj lauded

Minister of Transport Sulaiman Al-Hamdan has expressed gratitude to the staff of the ministry, the General Transport Authority (GTA), General Ports Authority (GPA), and General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) for their integrated work with other Hajj agencies to serve pilgrims during the just-concluded Hajj season.

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9 Sep 2017

Charges for most Haj services unchanged since over 30 years

THE charges for most of the basic services being rendered to the Haj and Umrah pilgrims continue to remain almost unchanged since more than 30 years, according to experts. This shows the utmost keenness and concern of the Saudi government in making available of the best ever services and facilities at most reasonable fares in almost all vital sectors, such as transportation and accommodation, they pointed out.

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