Saudi Arabia embassy helping to expedite visas for haj pilgrims


Muslim pilgrims performing the final walk around the Kaaba (Tawaf al-Wadaa) at the Grand Mosque in the Saudi holy city of Mecca. - AFP/Filepic

PETALING JAYA: The Saudi Arabia Embassy is helping to speed up the process for Malaysians bound for the haj following a delay in the issuance of visas this year.

Such cases involving as many as 200 of the 229 haj pilgrims since the first flight on July 24 until yesterday had been resolved as a result of the embassy’s assistance, said Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH).

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