Saudi plans tripling of umrah visas: reports
Thousands of Muslims gather at the Grand Mosque (Haram), in Islam's holiest city of Mecca and home to the Qabba on September 4, 2010 (AFP Photo/Amer Hilabi)/ Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia is planning to triple the number of visas it issues for the umrah pilgrimage, newspapers reported on Monday, more than two weeks after a deadly hajj stampede./ The Saudi Gazette and Okaz newspapers quoted Hajj Minister Bandar al-Hajjar as saying that as many as 1.25 million pilgrims are expected to arrive each month starting next year. That compares with ...
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