Saudi Arabia has reduced the insurance fee for Hajj 2023 to only 29 riyals.
Makkah Mukarramah (Newshub Update Latest News 11 January 2023) The Saudi government has announced a reduction in insurance fees for pilgrims. According to News Hub, the Minister of Hajj and Umrah of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Tawfiq al-Rabiyyah, has said that the insurance fee for Umrah pilgrims has been reduced by 73% from 109 Rials to only 29 Rials.
The number of pilgrims will return to pre-coronavirus levels, and there will be no age restriction during Hajj this year, in addition, the Umrah visa has been extended from 30 days to 90 days and Umrah visa holders will not be allowed to travel around the Kingdom. Allows movement, anyone entering the Kingdom with any visa can perform Umrah and visit Madinah.
Speaking at the Hajj Expo 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabi'ah, said, "We have worked with partners to enhance the cultural experience after performing Hajj and Umrah and the biography of the Prophet (peace be upon him). activated the Islamic historical sites related to, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is working on the restoration of 100 Islamic historical sites over the coming years while the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has invested more than 200 billion riyals in the infrastructure of the expansion of Masjid al-Haram, which makes it the largest construction project in history.
Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabia 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 Umrah pilgrims. We established the Kingdom's largest King Abdulaziz Airport at a cost of 40 billion Riyals to serve Haj pilgrims, in addition to the construction of the Haramain Express train costing more than 64 billion Riyals, which connects Makkah and Madinah.
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