Muscat – The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the Hajj Conference and Exhibition organized by the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia, aims to enhance fruitful joint cooperation between the two parties in serving pilgrims from Oman.

The agreement was signed on behalf of MERA by His Excellency Dr. Mohammed bin Saeed Al Maamari, Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs, and on behalf of the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah in Saudi Arabia by His Excellency Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah.

The agreement included a number of provisions, most notably the Sultanate’s share of 14,000 pilgrims. It also covered executive details related to completing procedures such as entering the data of pilgrims from the Sultanate of Oman into the Nusuk platform before Sha’ban 14, 1446 AH, organizing the arrival of all pilgrims through the Hajj Affairs Office, and emphasizing that arrival and departure by air will be via King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman International Airport in Medina. Arrival and departure by land will be via the Rub’ al-Khali and Batha ports.