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RIYADH - Saudi Arabia has banned the entry of ordinary citizens in Makkah {to make|help to make|produce} Hajj easier for {the folks|the individuals|those}.
Saudi authorities have said {that folks} residing in other parts of {the nation|the|the region} have been banned however; the citizens and {staff|personnel} of Makkah and pilgrims possessing a permit will be allowed the {access|admittance|entrance}.
The step has recently been taken to ensure easy performance of Hajj for pilgrims.
According to new regulations, those pilgrims who would not have a Hajj permit will be deported {and can|and may|and definitely will} not be allowed to enter Arabic saudi for the next 10 years.
Moreover, special safety arrangements have {occurred|took place} for Hajj in the continuing year.
Muslim pilgrims {will need to|must} wear an {digital|electric|electronic digital} safety bracelet.
The {great|high end|excellent} safety measure will help authorities provide care "and identify people", the Arabic News and Saudi Journal reported.
The bracelets are water resistant, {linked} to a GPS location system, and store each pilgrim's personal information including address and medical records, the newspapers said.
In another safety measure, more than 800 surveillance cameras have been installed at Mecca's Grand Mosque, Islam's holiest site, the Saudi Journal reported in may.
{Mainly because|Simply because|Just as} many as 1. 5 million external and {home|local|national} pilgrims are expected to perform hajj {this season|this coming year}, the Saudi Central Hajj Panel was told.
The first batches of pilgrims for this year's hajj {showed up|came|appeared} on Thursday in Jeddah and Madinah from the Indian subcontinent. The first flight was from Fresh Delhi that landed at Prince Muhammad International {Airport terminal|Air-port|International airport} in Madinah.
It was followed by {an airline flight|a trip|an air travel} from Pakistan {as the|even though the} first flight which landed at the hajj Terminal of Jeddah's King Abdulaziz {World|Essential|Cosmopolitan} Airport (KAIA) was from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
A total {quantity of|volume of|range of} 143, 370 pilgrims from Pakistan and 136, 020 from India will perform hajj this {12 months|yr|season}. The first batch of pilgrims from non-Arab {African-american|Black} countries {reached|attained|found} King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah on Saturday from {Southerly|Sth|Southwest} Africa.
As many as 1, 000 Palestinian pilgrims will perform hajj this year as everyone of Custodian of {both|the 2|both the} O Mosques King Salman.
{They will|That they} represent the groups of the martyrs in the occupied lands, said {the|the official|a state} with the guest pilgrim program.
More than {several|six}, 000 staffers, representing {twenty-seven|28|twenty seven} government and private {companies|firms|organizations}, have been engaged in implementing the hajj {procedure} plan during the 75-day hajj season. According to the plan, all the lounges of the hajj terminal will be {transformed|changed|modified} into arrival lounges from Aug. 4 to September. 5 and departure lounges from Sept. 17 to Oct. 16.
At least 2, 297 pilgrims {passed away|perished} during the stampede on September 24 during previous year's hajj, according to data from foreign {representatives|officers|administrators}, some of whom {indicated|portrayed|stated} concerns about difficulty in identifying the victims.
Saudi Arabia issued {a loss of life|a fatality} toll of 769.
{Among|Amongst|In the middle of} unusually strong winds, the 1, 350-tonne crane { flattened|hit bottom} onto the Grand Mosque that houses Islam's holiest site bringing down slabs of concrete on worshippers below. The tragedy on September 11 was the {to begin|initially} two major {occurrences|situations|happenings} to mar last year's Hajj.
11 Pakistanis were among those killed in the crane collapse, {relating|regarding|matching} to Pakistan's Religious Affairs Ministry.
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