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Saudi Arabia issues Hajj health protocol against COVID-19
Touching Holy Kaaba and Black Stone will be banned during annual pilgrimage
Egypt’s tourism companies welcome Hajj cancelling for visitors, raise financial concerns
Saudi decision will cost Egypt’s tourism, aviation companies about EGP 2.5bn, says Yasser Sultan
Saudi Arabia asks Muslims to wait upon Hajj due to Covid-19
Kingdom reports 110 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing total to 1,563
Hajj set to begin amid Qatar-Saudi tensions and Egypt’s economic woes
Saudi ambassador warns Egyptians from online fake Hajj trip advertisements
Communications Ministry announces new electronic apps to facilitate Hajj
NBE, BM, Banque du Caire to cover tourism companies’ expenses for Hajj
The National Bank of Egypt, Banque Misr, and Banque du Caire officials met with representatives of the Ministry of Tourism and the head of the religious tourism committee of the Egyptian Travel Agencies Association (ETAA). During the meeting, they agreed to have the three banks secure the needed Saudi riyals to cover the expenses of …
Rafah border crossing opened until Thursday ahead of Hajj
Thousands of pilgrims expected to cross to Egypt to reach Saudi Arabia
Egypt Air will not change ticket prices for Hajj season, Saudi Airlines set lower prices
Egypt Air will not change its ticket pricing for the current Hajj season, company chairperson Safwat Musallam told Daily News Egypt. “We don’t have any intention to change the prices for Hajj season. The prices have been set previously by a committee and we think it is fair,” Musallam explained to Daily News Egypt. The …
Public banks provide 750m riyals for tourism companies during Hajj
CBE defines maximum limit of 3,000 riyals for each pilgrim
EgyptAir starts pilgrimage return flights Thursday
The scheduled flights will transport 75,000 passengers back to Egypt
28 Egyptians die during pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia: ministry
The citizens were from different pilgrimage groups
3 more Egyptians die during pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
The death toll of Egyptian pilgrims during this year’s hajj season has reached 15
Iran officially rejects Saudi royals as Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
Khamenei considers Saudi Arabia a “cursed tree”, but Al-Azhar backs its custody against Iran
5th Egyptian dies in Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage
4,267 citizens underwent medical examinations in the past week during hajj
Hajj pilgrims to be given e-bracelets for safety in Mecca
Saudi newspapers have reported that pilgrims joining this year’s Hajj will have to wear an electronic safety bracelet. Last year, more than 2,000 people died in a stampede during the religious festival.
Endowments Ministry releases names of 53 missing pilgrims
Ibrahim El-Garady can do nothing but wait for news of his missing relatives
DNA testing to identify deceased of Hajj stampede: Health minister
Egyptian authorities maintain that they are providing adequate support, despite criticisms
No mass burials, all done in accordance with legal procedures: Gomaa
Egyptian pilgrims’ death toll from Mina stampede rises to 138, 96 missing
74 Egyptians now confirmed dead in Mina stampede
Al-Azhar defends Saudi Arabia against “hasty accusations” of negligence
Egyptian deaths from Mina stampede rise to 54
120 Egyptian pilgrims are missing, says Minister of Religious Endowments
Number of Egyptian pilgrims killed in Mina stampede rises to 37
Stampede at end of Hajj pilgrimage resulted in total of 769 pilgrims’ deaths, according to Saudi Health Ministry
Saudi Arabia rebuffs Iran’s accusations over hajj stampede
26 Egyptians injured in Hajj stampede
Egypt’s Ministry of Religious Endowments released, Saturday, the names of 26 Egyptians who were injured in the stampede at the end of the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia last Thursday. A total of 14 Egyptians were reportedly killed in the incident. The incident took place in Mina as the Hajj pilgrimage reached its conclusion, and left more …
15 Egyptians die in Saudi Arabia during Hajj season: Health Ministry
No epidemic reported, says ministry spokesman
Mecca crane collapse kills 2 Egyptians
Saudi Arabia incident also injured 23 Egyptians, total death toll 107
Tourism ministry to require electronic visas for Hajj next year: Official
Religious tourism is the main activity for more than 2,000 companies since 25 January Revolution, due to tourism regression
Egyptian pilgrim arrested in Mecca for ‘chanting against Arab rulers’
Minister of Endowments calls for his deportation to Egypt, to be arrested and tried
Tourism companies launch campaign to promote Hajj: Egyptian Travel Agents Assocation
Association launches advertising campaign on four television channels to promote coming Hajj season
Tourism in the News: Egyptian Hajj companies saved 30 million riyals after Al-Tawafa deal
The association aims at obtaining the right to regulate all visas issued to Egyptians
Muslim pilgrims urged to heal rifts at hajj zenith
Some 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims thronged Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia Monday for the high point of the annual hajj, praying for an end to disputes and bloodshed.