Starting from June 12, Uzbek pilgrims who performed the Hajj rites in Saudi Arabia will begin a phased return home.
This is reported by the press service of the Muslim Board of Uzbekistan.
Flights from Jeddah will be operated directly to 10 cities of Uzbekistan - Tashkent, Bukhara, Namangan, Ferghana, Samarkand, Karshi, Termez, Urgench, Navoi and Nukus.
The transportation involves modern Uzbekistan Airways aircraft, as well as experienced pilots and flight attendants who ensure the comfort and safety of travel.
Today, on May 13, the first group of pilgrims from Uzbekistan, intending to make the blessed Hajj pilgrimage, set off for Saudi Arabia, according to the Office of Muslims of the Republic.
Today, on June 25, deputies of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis at the plenary session conceptually considered in the first reading the draft Law "On amendments and additions to some legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan on further strengthening the rights of children."
More than 1.3 thousand pilgrims have died this year during the Hajj to Muslim holy sites in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom's Minister of Health Fahd al-Jalajil said on Sunday evening on the Saudi TV channel Al-Ikhbariya.
On June 10, the Uzbek delegation took part in the 48th Hajj Conference in Mecca at the invitation of Minister of Hajj and Umrah Affairs Tawfiq bin Fauzan Al-Rabia. The theme of this year's event was dedicated to "Compliance with legal permits and applicable rules when performing Hajj rites."
This year, the total quota for Hajj for Uzbek citizens is 15,000 people. This was announced at a briefing at the Information and Mass Communications Agency by the head of the information service of the Committee on Religious Affairs, Ilkhom Marupov.
The first working group consisting of representatives of the Committee on Religious Affairs of Uzbekistan, the Muslim Board and a team of chefs arrived in Saudi Arabia to carefully prepare for the reception of pilgrims from our country in the beginning of the Hajj season.
