The Passports Department has fixed Nov. 27 deadline for issuing Haj permits to local pilgrims. Applications for the same will not be entertained after the deadline, Major Salim Al-Belaihed, Director General of Passports Department, has said. The Passports Department offices across the Kingdom have already begun issuing Haj permits. Al-Belaihed again emphasized that no pilgrim will be allowed to perform Haj without a valid permit issued by his department. – SG __