Ansarallah leader blasts Saudi Arabia over heavy-handed Hajj rules

Anyone in the kingdom found 'illegally transporting' Hajj pilgrims will receive a fine of $13,000 and a prison sentence of six months

Saudi Arabia draws widespread criticism for complicated Hajj rules, fines

The most controversial new rule is the need for a permit to perform Hajj, without which a pilgrim faces a fine of SR10,000 ($2,662)

Profit before pilgrims: Saudis may have forgotten Arab hospitality, but it’s still alive in Iraq

Once a destination immersing Muslim pilgrims in the experience of a common faith, unity and equality, management of the Hajj today runs on the engine of commercialization, wiping out centuries of tradition.