Jeddah, Dhu-AlQa'dah 26, 1438, Aug 18, 2017, SPA -- As many as 916,000 pilgrims have so far arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The General Directorate of Passports said in its daily statistics that 878,567 pilgrims arrived by air; 35,023 by land; and 2972 by sea, an increase by 22% (165,013) pilgrims compared to same period last year. --SPA 15:49 LOCAL TIME 12:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w468804