Saudi Arabia announced a reduction in insurance fees for pilgrims
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The insurance fee for Hajj 2023 has been reduced by 73% to only 29 riyals.
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Makkah Mukarramah (10 January 2023) Saudi Arabia has announced a reduction in insurance fees for pilgrims. According to the Arab media, the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiyyah, has said that the insurance fee of Umrah pilgrims has been reduced by 63% from 235 Rials to 88 Rials. It has been reduced from 109 Riyals to only 29 Riyals, the number of people participating in Hajj this year will return to the level before the Corona epidemic, there will also be no age restriction during Hajj this year.
In addition, the Umrah visa has been extended from 30 days to 90 days and allows its holder to move around the Kingdom, anyone entering the Kingdom with any type of visa can perform Umrah and Madinah. Manorah can go.
Speaking at the Hajj Expo 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah said that we have worked with partners to enhance the cultural experience after performing the Hajj and Umrah and to promote Islamic knowledge about the Prophet's life.
Developed and Activated Historical Sites The Kingdom is working on the restoration of 100 Islamic historical sites over the coming years while the Kingdom has invested more than 200 billion Riyals in infrastructure to expand the Grand Mosque, making it a historic site. Creates the largest construction project.
He said that we have not neglected the development of facilities and infrastructure and we have worked together with our partners to increase the capacity of pilgrims, we have allocated 40 billion riyals to serve Hajj pilgrims.
It also established the kingdom's largest airport, the King Abdul Aziz Airport, in addition to costing more than 64 billion riyals to build the Haramin Express train, which connects Mecca and Medina.
