Oman's pilgrimage mission for Haj to leave for Saudi Arabia

Muscat: Oman's official Haj delegation will leave for Saudi Arabia on Sunday, 28 July.

The delegation is headed to Saudi Arabia to perform its duties in serving Omani pilgrims in the Holy Land.

The country's official Haj delegation will consist of representatives of religious guidance, administrative and financial delegation, supervision of Haj companies, medical delegation, and media.

The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs had previously said that a total of 14,000 pilgrims including 13,500 Omanis, 250 Arabs and 250 non-Arabs will be visiting Mecca this year to perform Haj rituals, and 26,000 Haj applications had been received from both Omanis and non-Omanis.

Sheikh Sultan bin Saeed Al Hinai, Head of the Omani Haj Mission, said the ministry had approved 85 companies to transport pilgrims this year.