KJA organizes Umrah for members, families

Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA) will organize its annual four-day Omra trip for members and their families in the period of April 12-15, 2017. Applications can be made from today untill Thursday, March 23, 2017 for non-Kuwaitis, and Thursday, March 30, 2017 for Kuwaitis. The total cost per member will be KD 275 in double or triple rooms and KD 375 in single room. The total cost for non-members will be KD 375 per person in double or triple rooms and KD 475 in single room.

The cost includes economy class round trip flight ticket to Jeddah, stay at Dar Al-Tawheed Hotel in Makkah in addition to fees of meals, transportation to and from the airport, and departure. KJA also announced that a bus trip will be organized for pilgrims wishing to visit Medina on Thursday, April 13. The bus will embark in the morning and return the same evening.

In addition, KJA stressed that interested Kuwaiti members will have to fill in a form, provide copies of their passports and civil IDs (with minimum six month validity), while non-Kuwaiti will have to fill in the form, provide original passports with a residency valid for at least sixth months, in addition to Omra visa.

Application and inquiries will be made at KJA secretariat during official working hours 9:00 am -1:00 pm and 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Sundays-Thursdays) at KJA’s temporary headquarters on the main press street, Shuwaikh Industrial Area at the Al-Balagh printing Press Building, second floor. Inquiries can be made by calling : 99202402, 24843351 and 24841033.