Government | Wednesday 10 June, 2015 2:53 am |

The Haj Ministry has issued a decision to stop electronic services for six Umrah service companies due to the excessive number of pilgrims who fail to return to their home countries in due time.

Issa Rawas of the ministry said other Umrah companies were allowed to raise their operational capacities and increase the number of pilgrims they can service to cover the shortfall resulting from suspension of these six companies.

He said the ministry already responded to the demands of Umrah companies to provide their operational plans and identify the permitted number of pilgrims that each company will serve each season, rather than every month. However, due to suspension of the activities of some companies, the ministry has allowed other Umrah companies wishing to increase their number of pilgrims to do so.