New awareness drive to enhance pilgrims’ journey

Running until the end of Ramadan, the campaign focuses on awareness of services, procedures, and appropriate behavior throughout the Umrah journey. (File/AFP)
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Updated 26 January 2026
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New awareness drive to enhance pilgrims’ journey

MAKKAH: Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah system has launched the “Coming to Umrah?” campaign to raise awareness of services, guidelines, and proper conduct, enhancing the overall Umrah experience.

The initiative aligns with Vision 2030’s goal of enriching the Umrah journey and improving service quality, as part of preparations for the peak Ramadan season.

The campaign comes as international Umrah arrivals have exceeded 11.8 million since the start of the current Islamic year, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

Running until the end of Ramadan, the campaign focuses on awareness of services, procedures, and appropriate behavior throughout the Umrah journey.

A mix of digital and on-site communication tools accompanies pilgrims from planning through their return home, the SPA reported.

These efforts strengthen engagement with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah’s channels and promote positive conduct within the Two Holy Mosques and across all stages of the visit.

The campaign includes targeted outreach at more than 18 touchpoints, including entry ports, airports, transport hubs, accommodations, key destinations, enrichment sites, and the Two Holy Mosques.

Tools include awareness screens, road signage, text messages, and digital and media content delivered in over six languages.


Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Jordanian prime minister 

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. (File/SPA)
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Saudi leadership sends cables of condolences after passing of former Jordanian prime minister 

  • Obeidat was prime minister and minister of defense from 1984 to 1985, minister of interior between 1982 and 1984
  • He died on Monday at the age of 88

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent separate cables of condolence to Jordan’s King Abdullah II after the passing of former prime minister Ahmad Obeidat.

Obeidat was prime minister and minister of defense from 1984 to 1985, minister of interior between 1982 and 1984, and director of the General Intelligence Directorate between 1974 and 1982. He died on Monday at the age of 88. 

King Salman extended his “deepest condolences” to King Abdullah and the family of the deceased, praying that God grant Obeidat forgiveness and have mercy on him.

The crown prince sent a similar cable to King Abdullah.