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5th Egyptian dies in Saudi Arabia during pilgrimage

4,267 citizens underwent medical examinations in the past week during hajj

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No mass burials, all done in accordance with legal procedures: Gomaa 

Egyptian pilgrims’ death toll from Mina stampede rises to 138, 96 missing

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Number of Egyptian pilgrims killed in Mina stampede rises to 37

Stampede at end of Hajj pilgrimage resulted in total of 769 pilgrims’…

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Tourism ministry announces electronic draw results for pilgrimage

269,571 citizens competed to acquire 29,000 pilgrimage visas, tourism ministry says

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No new tourism licences to companies: Tourism minister

300% increase in the number of Gulf tourists during the third quarter…

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Rafah border crossing to be reopened for 4 days

Crossing to be opened from Sunday to Wednesday for pilgrimage and humanitarian…

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Saudi Arabia cuts Egyptian visas to Mecca

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

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The dead of the Salem Express

Out of all the dive sites in the Red Sea, the Salem…

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The spiritual journey to Mecca

Every year millions of Muslims go on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia…

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Muslim pilgrims rush to complete final hajj rituals

The hajj officially ends on Monday but pilgrims who are in a…

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