Now, Qatari pilgrims can book Umrah packages upon their arrival in Saudi Arabia, and will not to have to do so while in Qatar, it was announced by the Kingdom according to an Arab News report.

The pilgrims will be able to do this at Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport which is the main port of entry for most of them, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, quoting the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah.

The move comes after Qatari authorities denied the pilgrims their right to electronically apply for Umrah visas at home, the ministry said.

Saudi Arabia has activated a new web link that will take care of requests from Qatari nationals who want to perform the Umrah, the report pointed out. The new link is: https://qtumra.haj.gov.sa 

The ministry set up the new link because access to the previous one was blocked by Qatari authorities, SPA said.

Saudi Arabia welcomes Qatari nationals to perform pilgrimages to the Kingdom, even as there's a diplomatic rift between the two.

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