Category: Mecca Tourism

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Leading Saudi Online Travel Agency MyHotels.sa Announces Launch of Special Umrah Travel Package

SAUDI ARABIA, MAKKAH – 04-17-2020 (PRDistribution.com) — Travel more and pay less[1] MAKKAH AL MUKARRAMAH, SAUDI ARABIA, 14th April 2020– Leading Saudi online travel agency MyHotels.SA has today announced the launch of a new exclusive service that will allow people visiting the cities of Makkah and Madinah from outside of Saudi Arabia to have access to a special travel package...

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Al Baqee Organization (NGO) calls out KSA on religious persecution claims

CHICAGO, March 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — On March 16, the Al Baqee Organization[1] will officially register a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations, under the auspices of the Human Rights Council, to denounce Saudi Arabia’s violence, and demand that protection be granted to pilgrims during the Hajj – whichever their religious inclination might be. “Religious freedom is a basic...

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Saudi Arabia suspends entry for pilgrims over coronavirus

Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca[1] over coronavirus fears, the foreign ministry said. The government is “suspending entry to the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque temporarily”, the foreign ministry said in a statement, referring to the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca[2] that can be undertaken at any time of...

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Umrah News and Updates from The Economic Times

Saudi Arabia empties Islam’s holiest site for ‘sterilisation’ 05 Mar, 2020, 10.47 PM IST On Wednesday, the kingdom halted the umrah pilgrimage for its own citizens and residents. The move came after authorities last week suspended visas for the umrah and barred citizens from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council from entering Mecca and Medina. Saudi Arabia on Thursday declared three...

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