Riyadh:Saudi Arabia has announced that June 18 will be the last date of Umrah this year.
The decision is aimed to facilitate pilgrims coming to perform Haj.
Ministry Haj and Umrah said the Umrah visa does not allow the performance of Haj.
The ministry has set the 15th of Dhu al-Qa’dah corresponding to June 4 as issuance of Umrah permits.
This comes at a time when the Kingdom received the first batch of Haj pilgrims arriving from Bangladesh, Malaysia, India, and Afghanistan.
Over 6 million Muslims performed Umrah during the current season that started Muharram, the first Islamic month, Saudi Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al Khatib said on May 12.
