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Civil aviation authorities in Egypt and Saudi Arabia have refused to grant private charter airlines licenses to fly Egyptians to Saudi Arabia for the current umrah season, Al Shorouk reports. The refusal came despite the shortening of the umrah season and the increase in airfares. 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