COVID-19: Saudi Arabia assists in safe return of 700000 foreign Umrah pilgrims

Saudi Arabia had the ability to deal with the pandemic as it activated all its energies and capabilities to serve Islam and Muslims and all those who want to come to the kingdom.
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Dubai: Saudi Arabia has actually helped with the safe return of 700,000 foreign Umrah pilgrims who remained in Mecca and Medina during the break out of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammad Saleh Benten revealed yesterday.

” There were more than 600,000 Umrah pilgrims in Capital and over 100,000 pilgrims in Medina when the pandemic broke out, resulting in the closure of the 2 Holy Mosques,” he said.

Benten made the remarks during a session on “The Kingdom’s success story in handling the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on the Hajj and Umrah Journey” at the 20 th Scientific Online Forum for Hajj, Umrah, and Visit Research study. The online forum, with the theme of “Improving the experience in the journey of the Visitor of God,” is organized by Umm Al Qura University.

Benten stated that Saudi Arabia was able to deal with the pandemic as it mobilized all its energies and abilities to serve Islam and Muslims and all those who wish to come to the Kingdom, thanks to God, and after that to the excellent efforts applied by all the government and personal companies.

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Speaking about the Haj season, he stated the ministry, in cooperation with the worried authorities, had drawn up codified execution prepare for the performance of the Haj during the last Haj season with the cautious organization of crowd management and preserving the security of the pilgrims.

” The studies brought out by the ministry, in cooperation with the concerned authorities, throughout the exceptional Haj season, offered us a great chance to get accurate analyzes of the Haj and Umrah phases and the role of each company which assisted us organize and manage things just. There will be specific standards for services and a quantitative and qualitative description of each service offered to the pilgrims in Makkah and Madinah, whether to perform Umrah or Hajj rituals.

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