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Last updated: 29 Jul 2026, 5:28 PM (Saudi time)
Saudia has launched Hajj 2026 operations with 160 aircraft and over one million seats spanning 145 global destinations, as part of Saudi Arabia's total air transport plan of 3.1 million seats across 12,000 flights.
Saudi Arabia has imposed fines of up to SAR 100,000 for facilitating unauthorised Hajj and up to SAR 20,000 for pilgrims performing Hajj without a permit, alongside 10-year re-entry bans for violators.
Saudi Arabia launches one-year multiple-entry Umrah visa Gulf Business
Saudi Arabia launches one-year multiple-entry Umrah visa Gulf Business
Saudi Arabia’s Hajj Ministry launches one-year multiple-entry Umrah visa Gulf News
Climate advocate Mina Hasman’s vision of designing cities that behave like forests and buildings that act like trees.
Investigators arrest 31-year-old man identified as Charles Medina in connection with death of Rapp who was 26US boxer Hannah Rapp, who in June fought for the World Boxing Council women’s featherweight championship, was killed on Saturday while she bicycled in Texas after a motorist struck her with...
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