Dokument #1224137
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
The following information was provided
during a 18 August 1998 telephone interview with an official at the
Education and Information Section of the Embassy of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia in Ottawa.
The official stated that in 1996 the Hajj
and Umrah celebrations started on 18 April.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is
not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any
particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
Ottawa. 18 August 1998. Telephone interview with official.