Saudi Arabia: Over 30 million people traveled for Umrah during Ramadan.
Saudi Arabia: Over 30 million people traveled for Umrah during Ramadan. To facilitate worshippers' seamless performance of rituals, authorities had implemented a number of initiatives. Source gulfnews.com Published at 15:35 on April 13, 2024. Reporter Ramadan Al Sherbini Cairo This year's Islamic holy month of Ramadan concluded last week, and over 30 million Muslims from all over the world completed the Umrah, or minor pilgrimage, in Saudi Arabia, according to a Saudi official. The Grand Mosque, the holiest location in Islam, in Mecca is frequented by throngs of worshippers, and Walid Basamad, an official at a state body in charge of overseeing the two sites, noted that capable directorates acted in cooperation and concord to ensure top-quality services to visitors. He said to Saudi TV Al Ekhbariya, "The services were beyond the requirement and expectations." Since the monarchy has recently in