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On 28 March 2023, a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims crashed into a bridge in Asir province, southwest of Saudi Arabia, resulting in the death of at least 20 pilgrims and 29 others being injured. The victims were en route to Mecca to perform Umrah during the first week of Ramadan. The accident was caused by a brake failure, which caused the bus to ...
Saudia, the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, announced the creation of flyadeal on 17 April 2016. [1] [2] [3] The venture is part of Saudia Group's SV2020 Transformation Strategy, which aims to elevate the group's units into world-class status by 2020. flyadeal targeted domestic travellers, Hajj and Umrah pilgrims and the rising number of tourists, among other groups. [4]
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (MHU) (Arabic: وزارة الحج والعمرة) is a government ministry in Saudi Arabia which is responsible for supervising the facilitation of essential services to the pilgrims arriving in the country for Hajj and Umrah purposes, [1] [2] including overseeing their secure transportation and movement to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina.
Saudi Ambassador to Nigeria, Faisal Ebraheem Alghamdi, stated the Kingdom is ready to expand its bilateral relations with Nigeria in critical economic sectors such as Oil, Gas and Agriculture. [ 5 ] In 2021, Saudi Arabia banned Nigerian pilgrims from attending the 2021 Hajj due to Covid-19 concerns.
The Umrah (Arabic: عُمْرَة, lit. 'to visit a populated place') is an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca , the holiest city for Muslims , located in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia . It can be undertaken at any time of the year, in contrast to the Ḥajj ( / h æ dʒ / ; [ 1 ] " pilgrimage "), which has specific dates according to the Islamic ...
Iranian pilgrims will for the first time in eight years begin regular travel to Saudi Arabia from Dec. 19, Iranian media reported on Wednesday in the latest sign of thawing relations between the ...
A woman who saved years' worth of daily text messages from her dad turned them into a sentimental Christmas gift that left her dad in tears. Leah Doherty of Ohio told "Good Morning America" that ...
Medina Airport also handles charter international flights during the Hajj and Umrah seasons. The Pilgrims for Hajj and Umrah can enter Saudi Arabia through this airport or through Jeddah Airport only. It is the fourth busiest airport in Saudi Arabia, handling 8,144,790 passengers in 2018. [1]