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Saudi Arabia Backs Lebanon’s Measures to Confront Attempts to Undermine Security

Lebanese soldiers are deployed along the road leading to Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport. (EPA)
Lebanese soldiers are deployed along the road leading to Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport. (EPA)
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Saudi Arabia Backs Lebanon’s Measures to Confront Attempts to Undermine Security

Lebanese soldiers are deployed along the road leading to Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport. (EPA)
Lebanese soldiers are deployed along the road leading to Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport. (EPA)

Saudi Arabia stressed on Sunday its complete support to all measures Lebanon is taking to confront attempts to undermine the security of civilians.

A Foreign Ministry statement underlined the Kingdom’s support for Lebanon’s measures to firmly handle attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

It further expressed its support and trust in President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s efforts to that end, as well as the Lebanese army as it performs its duties in maintaining security and stability.

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GASTAT: Number of Umrah Performers Rose by 31% in Q4 2024

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
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GASTAT: Number of Umrah Performers Rose by 31% in Q4 2024

The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat
The Saudi flag. Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), in its report on Umrah statistics for the fourth quarter of 2024, revealed on Thursday that the number of Umrah performers increased by 31% compared to the same quarter in 2023.

The report showed that males constituted about 53% of the Umrah performers, while females accounted for 47%. Saudi nationals comprised 4.5% of the total, with the Makkah Region recording the highest number of domestic Umrah performers.
The report also indicated a 26.2% increase in international Umrah performers compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Of these, 64.7% arrived with an Umrah visa. December saw the highest number of international Umrah performers at 38.2%, while November recorded the highest percentage of domestic Umrah performers completing the ritual for one time, representing 34% of the total.
Umrah statistics have been issued quarterly since 2024, detailing the numbers and percentages of domestic and international Umrah performers based on data from the Pilgrim Experience Program, along with approved statistical models.