Hajj
First Hajj pilgrims to head out September 7
Egypt
August 25, 2015
First Hajj pilgrims to head out September 7
The Tourism Ministry has announced that the first group of Hajj pilgrims will set out by land to Saudi Arabia…
EgyptAir preparing for Hajj season
Egypt
August 14, 2015
EgyptAir preparing for Hajj season
EgyptAir has begun preparations for the Hajj season for the year 2015. Chairman of EgyptAir Hesham al-Nahas said the company would…
25% Hajj, Umra bookings threatened with cancelation
Egypt
May 21, 2015
25% Hajj, Umra bookings threatened with cancelation
Chairman of the Chamber of Religious Tourism Basel al-Sisi says a disaster is threatening the Hajj and Umra seasons this…
Over two million pilgrims perform Jamarat rituals Sunday
Egypt
October 5, 2014
Over two million pilgrims perform Jamarat rituals Sunday
More than two million pilgrims, according to official statistics of Saudi authorities, performed the Jamarat ritual in Mina on Sunday,…
Dead Egyptian pilgrims reach 16
Egypt
October 2, 2014
Dead Egyptian pilgrims reach 16
The number of deaths among Egyptian pilgrims went up to 16, said Major General Shakir al-Kayal, Assistant Interior Minister for the…
Solidarity Ministry warns pilgrims against talking politics
Egypt
September 5, 2014
Solidarity Ministry warns pilgrims against talking politics
The Ministry of Social Solidarity has distributed a handbook to all pilgrim associations that stated the procedures and instructions that…
Health Ministry declares state of emergency to face coronavirus
Egypt
September 17, 2013
Health Ministry declares state of emergency to face coronavirus
The Health Ministry will launch a public awareness campaign about the coronavirus ahead of the upcoming Hajj season to Saudi Arabia. Amr…
Video of Brotherhood head being protected at hajj sparks internal debate
Egypt
November 2, 2012
Video of Brotherhood head being protected at hajj sparks internal debate
A video gone viral on social networks allegedly depicting Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie performing the hajj inside a…
61 Egyptian pilgrims died during hajj
Egypt
October 31, 2012
61 Egyptian pilgrims died during hajj
At least 61 Egyptian pilgrims died during the hajj this year, Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Ali al-Ashiry said…
Saudi authorities disperse anti-Assad protest in Mecca
World
October 28, 2012
Saudi authorities disperse anti-Assad protest in Mecca
Saudi authorities quickly dispersed a protest by hundreds of Syrian pilgrims calling for the fall of Syrian President Bashar…