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Saudi Hajj Ministry to Adopt Technical Solutions for Gradual Resumption of Umrah

A view of the holy Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
A view of the holy Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
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Saudi Hajj Ministry to Adopt Technical Solutions for Gradual Resumption of Umrah

A view of the holy Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)
A view of the holy Kaaba in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Mohammad Saleh Banten announced on Monday new details of plans for the gradual resumption of the Umrah pilgrimage.

He said Saudi Arabia was in the process of gradually resuming the Umrah by taking precautionary health measures given the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.

The plan will be based on technical solutions that allow companies and institutions to develop their services and market them locally and globally, he added.

These solutions will rely on the ministry’s dedicated Umrah app whereby applicants may submit requests to perform the Umrah through the portal.

Banten said his ministry will support investors and workers in the sector, especially amid the pandemic and during the transitional phase that will see Umrah companies and institutions develop into strong economic entities.

The companies service some 16 million Umrah pilgrims from within the Kingdom - Saudis and residents alike - and abroad, he continued.

“We aspire to welcome 30 million pilgrims annually by 2030,” he added.

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Kuwait Includes 8 Lebanese Hospitals on 'Terror' List

Kuwait indicated that it had listed eight hospitals in Lebanon as part of regulations related to "combating terrorism.” KUNA
Kuwait indicated that it had listed eight hospitals in Lebanon as part of regulations related to "combating terrorism.” KUNA

Kuwait's foreign ministry issued on Sunday a circular indicating that it had listed eight hospitals in Lebanon as part of regulations related to "combating terrorism.”

Lebanon's health ministry expressed surprise and said it would seek clarification.

It said it received the Kuwaiti statement "with great surprise", adding it had not been provided with "any information or notification from any Kuwaiti entity about this matter.”

"The hospitals mentioned in the statement are registered with the syndicate of private hospitals in Lebanon and carry out their role in providing treatment and health services to all Lebanese without exception," the ministry statement said.

It called the facilities "an essential part of the Lebanese health system,” and said it would contact the relevant authorities to request clarification and "protect Lebanon's health system.”

It noted that "Kuwait has numerous joint projects with the ministry... and has been among the most prominent countries that have stood by the health system during the successive crises that Lebanon has faced.”

The latest move was "unprecedented and inconsistent" with the Gulf country's usual approach, it added.

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The Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs met on Sunday with his Guatemalan counterpart in Riyadh. SPA
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