The Ministry of Interior (MOI) warned citizens and expatriates of transferring Umrah performers, pilgrims and visitors of the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah between the Kingdom's cities, except for Makkah, Jeddah and Madinah. In a statement today, the Ministry explained that the violators of these regulations will be subject to the following penalties. - Anyone who transfers Umrah performers, pilgrims or visitors to the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah between the cities of Saudi Arabia, except for Makkah, Jeddah and Madinah, who have valid permits, as determined by the Minister of Interior, will be subject to an imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand riyals or the both together and multiple fines for multiple persons for whom the violations had occurred along with the confiscation of the means of transport. - All persons and all land and sea travel means, whether arriving in or departing from Saudi Arabia, must use entry and exit ports designated for that purposes by the competent official authorities and they must take the official roads and tracks leading to each of the assigned ports, otherwise they will be subjected to punishment by imprisonment for not less than seven days and not more than thirty months or a fine of not less than three hundred riyals and not more than twenty-five thousand riyals, or by both. --MORE
