THE operator of an unlicensed Haj travel group, who was fined BD10,000 for taking pilgrims to Mecca without a permit, has lost his final appeal at Bahrain’s top court.
The Cassation Court heard that in the 2023 Haj season (1444 Hijri), the Bahraini appellant charged 80 pilgrims BD500 each to take them to perform their religious duties .