Ministry of Awqaf calls on authorities in SA to remove obstacles facing citizens and residents of State of Qatar to perform Umrah and Hajj.

DOHA -- The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs of the State of Qatar has called on the authorities in Saudi Arabia to remove obstacles facing citizens and residents of Qatar who wish to visit the holy sites to perform Umrah during the holy month of Ramadan or Hajj as its season approaches.

In a statement issued on Friday, the ministry also demanded that the Saudi authorities provide all facilities similar to those extended to other citizens of the GCC states and Arab and Islamic countries.

The ministry noted that direct flights from Doha to Jeddah are still not allowed, and that Saudi Arabia continues to close the only land border crossing which is used by people from Qatar who cannot travel by air and want to visit Al-Masjid Al-Haram (Grand Mosque) in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.

The ministry pointed out that the Saudi authorities do not allow the Qatari Umrah and Hajj campaigns to enter and obtain the necessary licenses, which are available for Hajj...