Automatic multi-language service for Umrah queries

Cairo: Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs and Call Abdelatif Al Sheikh has instructed the operation of an automatic multilingual service to answer queries related to the Umrah as the holy ritual resumed Sunday after more than seven months of suspension.

According to a gradual plan announced by Saudi authorities last month, 6,000 Saudis and foreign residents in the kingdom will be allowed per day in the first phase to perform the Umrah amid stringent precautions against the spread of COVID-19. Muslims abroad will be allowed to go to Saudi Arabia to perform the Umrah as of November 1.