Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has suspended contracts of 1,800 foreign Umrah travel agencies due to poor services ...

Contracts were paused after a review found service and compliance gaps, with agencies given 10 days to correct their status.

Saudi authorities now require Umrah pilgrims to have confirmed hotel bookings and arranged transport when applying for visas, a rule intended to better manage pilgrim movement and prevent fraudulent ...

Umrah, a voluntary Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, is an important aspect of Islamic tenets. And if you're planning to travel for Umrah this year, there are a few new rules you need to ...

The Ministry of Hajj previously announced that people under certain categories can book their Umrah trips via Nusuk before they arrive in Saudi Arabia The Ministry said in a statement “The Kingdom of ...

Saudi Arabia suspended the contracts of 1,800 foreign travel agencies, out of approximately 5,800 operating in the Umrah ...

The Ministry of Religious Affairs through the Department of Haj Management informed that six more travel agencies have been given permission to operate umrah packages using the Saudi Arabia Tourist ...

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia said it received more than 2.5 million Umrah pilgrims and issued over 3 million visas for them in less than five months from the beginning of the current season until Thursday, ...

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has suspended contracts with 1,800 foreign Umrah travel agencies after determining ...

Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended agreements with 1,800 foreign travel agencies over Umrah-related violations and halted ...

Saudi Arabia has suspended contracts with 1,800 foreign agencies involved in Umrah visa services as part of a regulatory ...