Worshippers appear in the shaded plaza at the Prophet's Mosque after the noon prayer Thursday. Over 700,000 worshippers are expected to perform the Friday prayer at the Mosque today, which falls in the last blessed days of Ramadan. Occupancy of hotels and furnished apartments has jumped to 95 percent after mid-Ramadan, especially in the areas adjacent to the Prophet's Mosque. Over 3 million Umrah pilgrims have arrived in the Kingdom from all over the world for this Umrah season, with 900,000 pilgrims arriving by air, according to Muhammad Al-Bijawi, head of the Haj Ministry branch in Madina. – Okaz Photo by Abdulmajed Al
