More than six million Muslims from across the globe are expected to perform Umrah next year, according to Haj Minister Bandar Hajjar. He reiterated his ministry’s readiness to host huge numbers of Umrah pilgrims.
He added that the ministry is currently working on the final draft of a new executive bylaw for Umrah in coordination with the ministries of interior and foreign affairs. “We’ll announce this bylaw soon after it is finalized,” he said.
He said the newly amended Umrah law, which has been approved by the Council of Ministers, would be applied on pilgrims.
The meeting, held between the ministry’s undersecretaries and other agencies, discussed several reports evaluating the level of services offered to Hajis and ways to enhance amenity standards, such as tents, electricity, water, sewage, air conditioning and the overall level of hygiene at the sites.
The Haj Ministry will send recommendations to Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Naif, chairman of the Supreme Haj Committee, and Makkah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Abdullah, head of the Central Haj Committee.
Hajjar also chaired a meeting with the ministry’s undersecretaries and a committee following up on a 25-year strategic plan for Haj and Umrah requested by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah to cope with the continued increase in the number of pilgrims year after year.
The strategic plan will cover Haj and Umrah requirements for the next 25 years. A detailed study on this project, to be conducted by consultancy firms, will take nine months to complete.
Courtesy:ArabNews
Courtesy:ArabNews
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