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MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down ...

Saudi Arabia has barred more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca this week, authorities said, as the world's largest annual gathering of people ...

The ministry directive said from April 29 until the end of the Hajj season, all travel and tourist agencies and accommodation facilities in Makkah must not take bookings or undertake check-in ...

Saudi Arabia announces ban on non-Hajj visitors in Makkah hotels during pilgrimage season. April 13 is the last day for Umrah visa holders to enter the Kingdom and they have to leave the country ...

Saudi Arabia has restricted entry to Mecca for residents and travellers and halted Umrah visas in preparation for the Hajj season, which is expected to begin on 4 June.

Mecca: Saudi Arabia launches Hajj permit crackdown in bid to stop heat deaths. Saudi officials said they had stopped 269,678 people without permits from entering the city. Baraa Anwer.

Saudi Arabia has opened applications for expats in the country to apply for Makkah entry permits. The General Directorate of Passports announced that it began accepting electronic applications for ...

Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on illegal journeys into the city.

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on ...

Saudi Arabia stopped more than 269,000 people without permits for the annual Hajj pilgrimage from entering Mecca, officials said Sunday, as authorities crack down on illegal journeys into the city.