Egypt’s PM reviews first sustainable aviation fuel project
Egypt's Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly progress on the country's first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project on…
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Egypt targets safer 2026 Hajj season through expanded coordination with Saudi Arabia
Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly chaired a meeting of the Supreme Hajj Committee on Monday to review…
Egyptian women above 25 to perform Hajj without guardian in 2024
Saudi Arabia will allow Egyptian women above the age of 25 to perform Hajj pilgrimage without a male guardian,…
Saudi Arabia closes borders to hajj pilgrimage attendees, allowing only a limited number
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday it will bar arrivals from abroad to attend the hajj this year due to the…
Saudi Arabia looking into canceling hajj because of coronavirus, report says
Saudi Arabia is considering canceling the annual hajj pilgrimage this year because the coronavirus pandemic, the…
Egypt’s Mufti praises Saudi efforts to organise Hajj, services for pilgrims
Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam has praised great efforts being exerted by Saudi Arabia to provide all forms of…
Egyptian pilgrims death toll rises to 70: Health Ministry
Egypt's health ministry Spokesperson Khaled Megahed said on Monday a total of 70 Egyptian pilgrims died in Saudi…
Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims on hajj increases to 18
The death toll among Egyptian pilgrims on the hajj in Saudi Arabia has risen to 18, a statement by Egypt’s health…
Eid Al-Adha holiday for Egyptian banks starts 20 August
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Tuesday that bank employees will take a four-day holiday from Monday,…
Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims on hajj reaches 101: ministry
The death toll among Egyptians on the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year has reached 101, Egypt's Health…
Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 86 in Saudi Arabia
Death toll among Egyptians on the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year has reached 86, Egypt's Health…
Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims jumps to 82 in Saudi Arabia
The death toll among Egyptians on the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year has climbed to 82, Egypt's Health…
Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims ups to 80 in Saudi Arabia
Death toll among Egyptians on hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia this year has climbed to 80, Egypt's Health Ministry…
Iran pilgrims flock to Saudi in diplomatic icebreaker
In a diplomatic icebreaker between political foes, tens of thousands of Muslim faithful from Iran have flocked to…
Egypt opens Rafah crossing for Gazan pilgrims
Egyptian authorities on Sunday morning opened the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza to allow a group of hajj…
Number of Egyptian pilgrims dying of natural causes during hajj rise to nine
Egypt's Health Ministry said Saturday that an Egyptian pilgrim died of natural causes during the annual hajj…
CBE Egypt caps pilgrims cash to $10,000
Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has set the limit of portable funds per capita during the performance of the Hajj rites…
Qatar criticizes Saudi Arabia’s political manipulation of hajj
Qatar's Foreign Ministry is criticizing as "illogical" Saudi Arabia's decision to only fly Qatari pilgrims to the…
Saudi Arabia restores limit on Cairo pilgrims to Mecca to 2013 levels
Saudi Arabia has restored the limit on Egyptian pilgrims to Mecca to its 2013 levels, Egypt's Minister of…
Saudi FM denounces Iran hajj conditions as ‘unacceptable’
Saudi Arabia on Sunday denounced as "unacceptable" Iranian demands over its pilgrims joining the annual Islamic…
Egyptian death toll in Mecca hajj stampede rises to 148
The number of Egyptian pilgrims killed in the recent Mecca stampede has increased to 148 , Egypt's Minister of…
Sisi rejects criticism of Saudi Arabia over Hajj tragedy
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Monday praised Saudi Arabia’s role in organizing the annual Hajj…
At U.N., Iran’s Rouhani calls for investigation into haj crush
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani used a major United Nations speech on Saturday to demand an investigation into a…
Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims in hajj stampede hits 37
Thirty-seven Egyptian pilgrims were killed in Thursday's deadly stampede during the hajj ritual near Mecca in Saudi…
Saudi Arabia says 100,000 troops to secure this year’s hajj
Saudi Arabia has deployed 100,000 security personnel to oversee the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage that begins on…
Airport Disease Detection Gates Not Working As Hajj Pilgrims Arrive
Equipment installed at Cairo's international airport to detect diseases like Ebola in passengers has proven to be…
44 Egyptian Pilgrims Pass Away While On Hajj
The death toll of Egyptian hajj pilgrims to Mecca has risen to 44, an interior ministry official told state news…
170 Egyptian Vets To Participate In IDB’s Eid Al-Adha Sacrifice Program
A delegation of veterinarians from the General Authority for Veterinary Services will receive a delegation from the…