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Procedures for pilgrims at ports cut to 15 minutes

Saudi Arabia ·

Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Abdulfattah Mashat said the time to complete arrival procedures at the ports had been cut to about 15 minutes, down from two to four hours. He also said the Ajeer Al-Hajj service supplied more than 160,000 workers last season, a fourfold increase on the previous season.

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah oversees pilgrimage arrangements for millions of Muslims who travel to Makkah and Madinah each year.

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