Egypt orders facilitating customs procedures for pilgrims
Egypt's Finance Minister Mohamed Maait ordered facilitating customs procedures for Egyptian pilgrims returning home…
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Makkah’s property sector rises amid growth in pilgrims
Government initiatives have proven successful in increasing the number of pilgrims visiting the holy city of…
EgyptAir operates 17 flights for 4,210 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
State-owned carrier EgyptAir operated on Saturday 17 flights carrying 4,210 pilgrims to perform Hajj in Saudi…
Misr Life Insurance wins Egyptian pilgrims’ insurance policy mandate – sources
Egyptian state-run Misr Life Insurance won a policy bid launched by the Interior Ministry to insure Egyptian…
EgyptAir to carry 100,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
EgyptAir operated Saturday a number of flights to carry pilgrims to Jeddah and Madinah to perform Umrah rituals.
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 rises to 66: ministry
The death toll among Egyptians taking part in the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia has risen to 66, the…
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…
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 to open border to Qatar pilgrims, Qatar media silent
Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday it would welcome Qatari pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform the haj this season,…
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…
EgyptAir operates 22 flights to Saudi Arabia to transport 4,567 pilgrims
Egyptian airline EgyptAir operates 22 flights to Saudi Arabia on Monday to transport 4,567 pilgrims to Jeddah and…
Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing for Gaza pilgrims
Egyptian authorities will exceptionally reopen the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Tuesday to allow…
Eighteen injuries in Mecca stampede
Eighteen pilgrims have been injured in a stampede near Islam’s holiest site, Saudi media reported on Saturday. The…
Bus carrying Egyptian umrah pilgrims in Saudi overturns, killing 19
At least 19 Egyptians were killed when a bus carrying 44 Egyptians overturned on the Mecca-Medina road on…
Pope Tawadros II heads to Jerusalem in first visit by Coptic Church since 1967
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II made an “exceptional” trip on Thursday to Jerusalem to head…
Egyptian pilgrim fatalities’ compensations to reach $622.5k – Insurer
Families of pilgrims killed in the recent Mecca stampede are to receive compensations ranging between 5-7 million…
Egypt partially opens Rafah border for pilgrims returning to Gaza
Egyptian authorities has opened early Thursday the Rafah border crossing with Gaza to allow the remaining…
The Mecca stampede: Unanswered questions and grief
On the first day of Eid Al-Adha, Thursday 25 September at nearly 11am, Yahia El-Masry received news of his mother's…
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…
Indian Train Kills 37 Pilgrims, Sparks Riot
An express train ploughed into a crowd of Hindu pilgrims in eastern India Monday, killing 37 and triggering a riot…
Red Sea Ports Receive 5115 Passengers, 775 Pilgrims
Admiral Mohamed Abdel Kader Gaballah, Head of Red Sea Ports Authority, said that the movement inside the ports is…
Administrative Development Ministry Launches Center To Serve Egyptian Pilgrims
Egypt's ministry of state for administrative development, jointly with both ministries of tourism and social…
Tourism Companies Awaits Zazou Approval Over Raising Pilgrimage Prices
The board of Egyptian Travel Agents Association (ETAA) has agreed to submit a request to Hesham Zazou, the minister…