Tag: hajj

Mecca crane collapse kills 2 Egyptians

Saudi Arabia incident also injured 23 Egyptians, total death toll 107

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Tourism ministry to require electronic visas for Hajj next year: Official

Religious tourism is the main activity for more than 2,000 companies since…

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Egyptian pilgrim arrested in Mecca for ‘chanting against Arab rulers’

Minister of Endowments calls for his deportation to Egypt, to be arrested…

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Tourism companies launch campaign to promote Hajj: Egyptian Travel Agents Assocation

Association launches advertising campaign on four television channels to promote coming Hajj…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

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…

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Muslim pilgrims urged to heal rifts at hajj zenith

Some 1.5 million Muslim pilgrims thronged Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia Monday…

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Rafah to remain open until the end of the week

The decision to open the crossing comes to allow pilgrims from the…

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Egyptians challenge Saudi pilgrimage figures

The kingdom has reduced entry visas during Ramadan, despite boasting of high…

Nada Badawi Nada Badawi

Saudi Arabia cuts Egyptian visas to Mecca

The Saudi government cited ongoing infrastructural projects in the holy city of…

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