By IINA,
Jeddah : About 800,000 Haj pilgrims have so far left Saudi Arabia for their home countries. Until Friday, as many as 730,227 pilgrims left the Kingdom. Of these 601,004 pilgrims left by air, 119,943 by land and 9, 280 by sea, according to the statement released by the General Directorate of Passports.
Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Abed Katib, Assistant Director of Passports for Haj and Umrah Affairs, said this week that Haj pilgrims who overstay could face new fines of between SR1,000 and SR3,000 and a ban on entering the Kingdom for a specific period.The Passports Department has set January 12 as the last date for the pilgrims to leave the Kingdom.