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Crown Prince Chairs Board Meeting for Royal Commission for Makkah and Holy Places

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and Holy Places. (SPA)
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and Holy Places. (SPA)
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Crown Prince Chairs Board Meeting for Royal Commission for Makkah and Holy Places

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and Holy Places. (SPA)
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and Holy Places. (SPA)

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, chaired on Monday the second meeting of the Board of Directors of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and Holy Places.

The commission is responsible for achieving the vision of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to improve all services and establishing a sustainable system at the Grand Mosque and the holy places

Monday’s meeting at the Safa Palace in Makkah discussed the third Saudi expansion project of the Holy Mosque in Makkah.

Executive Chairman of the Royal Commission for the Holy City of Makkah and the holy places Abdulrahman bin Farouk Addas thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the Crown Prince.

He stressed that the commission will work on a number of issues related to the administration of the Holy Mosque, as well as transport and roads projects.

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Saudi Interior Ministry Announces Fines on Unauthorized Hajj Pilgrims, Facilitators 

A view of the Kaaba in the holy city of Makkah. (SPA)
A view of the Kaaba in the holy city of Makkah. (SPA)
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Saudi Interior Ministry Announces Fines on Unauthorized Hajj Pilgrims, Facilitators 

A view of the Kaaba in the holy city of Makkah. (SPA)
A view of the Kaaba in the holy city of Makkah. (SPA)

The Saudi Ministry of Interior announced Monday fines on individuals who violate regulations requiring a permit to perform the Hajj, as well as for those who facilitate such violations.

Starting from April 29 until the end of June 10, the following fines will apply:

First, a fine of up to SAR20,000 will be imposed on individuals caught performing or attempting to perform the Hajj without a permit, and on holders of all types of visit visas who attempt to enter or stay in Makkah city and the holy sites during the specified period.

Second, a fine of up to SAR100,000 will be imposed on anyone who applies for a visit visa for an individual who has performed or attempted to perform the Hajj without a permit, or who has entered or stayed in Makkah city and the holy sites during the specified period. The fine will multiply for each individual involved.

The same fine will apply to anyone who transports or attempts to transport visit visa holders to Makkah city and the holy sites during the specified period, as well as to those who shelter or attempt to shelter visit visa holders in any accommodations, including hotels, apartments, private housing, shelters, or Hajj pilgrims' housing sites. This includes concealing their presence or providing assistance that enables their stay. The fine will multiply for each individual sheltered, concealed, or assisted.

Third, illegal infiltrators attempting to perform the Hajj, whether residents or overstayers, will be deported to their countries and banned from entering the Kingdom for ten years.

Fourth, the relevant court will be requested to confiscate land vehicles used to transport visit visa holders to Makkah city and the holy sites during the specified period, if owned by the transporter, facilitator, or any accomplices.