The Consul-General of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Jeddah, Ibrahim Mohammed Al Muslamani, confirmed the safety of all Bahraini pilgrims after the end of hajj season.

Dr. Ibrahim Farouk Obaid, head of the medical committee, stressed that number of cases suffering heart attacks among Bahraini pilgrims increased to 4, adding that 16 pilgrims who most of them suffer from fractures, bruises and teeth pain have been transferred to Al-Noor Specialist Hospital.

Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its citizens from this year�s haj, something Riyadh denies, saying a diplomatic dispute is not stopping Qataris from making the pilgrimage to Mecca.

The Qatari pilgrims' crisis emerged once again in the current Hajj season, amid diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Qatar for more than a year, while the two countries exchanged accusations of intransigence towards allowing Qatari pilgrims to travel.

Saudi Arabia has agreed to admit an Iranian diplomat to head an office representing Iranian interests in the kingdom, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, in a rare move after the rivals broke off relations in 2016.

Iran�s top authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticized Saudi Arabia over its management of the haj pilgrimage and called for a fresh investigation into a 2015 crush that killed hundreds, Iranian state TV reported on Monday.

Bahrain's Supreme Hajj and Umrah Committee said that the official Hajj campaigns (tour groups) authorized by the Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs amounted to 57 campaigns.

The Bahraini Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah Affairs has suspended a Hajj campaign (tour group) and warned four others after it recorded �a number of administrative, security and technical violations.�

A number of Hajj campaign (group) managers confirmed that the total new taxes imposed on pilgrims amounted to 330 Bahraini dinars.

Bahrain's Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs has asked Saudi Ministry of Hajj to increase the Bahraini pilgrims quota by 1,000 this year.

The Second High Criminal Court upheld punishing 3 convicts over two separate cases. The suspects announced on social media outlets taking pilgrims to Haj despite not having a permit to do so. The court fined each of the suspects 200 BD.

Bahrain Hajj Mission head, Adnan al-Qattan, said unauthorized and sham campaigns that took pilgrims to Hajj without permits will face strict measures, as they will be referred to the public prosecution.

Saudi health officials overseeing the haj pilgrimage later this week say they are prepared to handle any outbreak of disease or a stampede like the one that killed hundreds of worshippers two years ago.

More than 100,000 members of the Saudi security forces will help protect the 2 million worshippers expected to participate in the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage this week, but no specific militant plots have been detected, a senior spokesman said on Tuesday.

Head of the Bahraini Hajj Campaign Sheikh Adnan Al-Qattan confirmed that all the Bahraini kingdom's campaigns have received the camps in Mina, which are equipped with all the necessary amenities.

A row over access for Qataris to Islam's annual haj pilgrimage is further poisoning relations between their country and Saudi Arabia and aggravating a wider diplomatic rift with other Arab powers.

The Bahraini Hajj Mission agreed with Al-Aqali hospital in Median to provide health care for Bahraini pilgrims.

Saudi Arabia's central bank said on Saturday it had not banned trading of the Qatari riyal since Riyadh cut diplomatic ties with Doha, and said visiting Qatari citizens could exchange their currency.