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Egypt
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Society
11/27/2024 12:53:03 PM
Egypt has recently introduced a new regulation requiring unemployed women or women from 22 specific professions to obtain a travel permit before travelling to Saudi Arabia, except for Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages.
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Egypt
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Tourism
8/27/2024 10:22:41 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly ordered on Tuesday the revocation of licenses for 36 tourism companies involved in making illegal Hajj arrangements for Egyptian pilgrimage hopefuls after the death of hundreds of Egyptian pilgrims during the 2024 Hajj season.
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Egypt
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Health
8/4/2024 8:37:05 PM
Egypt intends to gather DNA samples from the families of pilgrims who have gone missing during the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage season, according to a cabinet statement.
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World
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Region
6/24/2024 9:09:00 AM
Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 pilgrims died during the hajj pilgrimage which unfolded during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
6/22/2024 4:37:48 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly ordered on Saturday the revocation of licenses for 16 tourism companies involved in making illegal pilgrimage arrangements for Egyptian Hajj hopefuls over the death of hundreds of Egyptian pilgrims during the 2024 Hajj season.
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World
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Region
6/19/2024 3:47:52 PM
A diplomat in Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that 68 Indian nationals died during the hajj pilgrimage this year marked by searing heat, bringing the overall tally to more than 600.
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Egypt
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Health
6/17/2024 4:28:46 PM
At least eight Egyptian tourist pilgrims have passed away during their Hajj pilgrimage at the holy sites of Mina and Arafat, Egypt’s Tourism Hajj Mission said on Monday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/17/2024 1:44:23 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi had a brotherly meeting with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday at Mina during his Hajj pilgrimage, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
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World
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Region
6/17/2024 1:30:06 PM
Muslim pilgrims used the early morning hours Monday to perform the second day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, as noontime summer heat caused heatstroke among thousands wrapping up the Hajj pilgrimage.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/16/2024 2:55:14 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi extended on Sunday his sincere gratitude to King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman for the warm reception in the kingdom on the occasion of performing Hajj.
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World
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Region
6/15/2024 12:39:51 PM
More than 1.5 million Muslims braved extreme heat to reach Mount Arafat on Saturday for the high point of the annual hajj pilgrimage, praying for hours, especially for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza.
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World
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Region
6/14/2024 12:05:07 PM
More than a million Muslim pilgrims were in Mecca Friday for the start of a hajj pilgrimage held against the grim backdrop of the Gaza war and in the exhausting summer heat.
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World
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Region
6/7/2024 12:48:30 PM
Saudi Arabia said the hajj will start on June 14 after astronomical observatories spotted the crescent moon Thursday evening, signalling the beginning of the month in which the annual pilgrimage falls.
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Egypt
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Society
3/29/2024 8:02:59 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has approved a one-month extension for Egyptian citizens to register for the Umrah pilgrimage during the current Hijri year 1445 AH.
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Business
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Economy
1/26/2024 5:45:08 PM
The price of luxury Islamic pilgrimage (Hajj) programmes soared by 45 percent to up to EGP 450,000, while the land pilgrimage prices surged by 73 percent to up to EGP 255,000, according to data released by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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Egypt
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Tourism
11/20/2023 4:54:08 PM
Egypt has opened registration through tourism companies for Hajj 2024, a statement by the Ministry of Tourism said on Monday.
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Egypt
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Society
6/30/2023 5:02:22 PM
Starting Saturday, EgyptAir will airlift Egyptian pilgrims who completed the Hajj (greater pilgrimage) in Saudi Arabia, according to a statement by the national airline on Friday.
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World
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Region
6/30/2023 3:01:40 PM
Tens of thousands of Muslims streamed out of Islam's holiest city on Friday after completing the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia's scorching summer heat, an AFP correspondent said.
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World
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Region
6/30/2023 11:53:38 AM
More than 2,000 pilgrims have suffered heat stress during the hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said Thursday, after temperatures soared to 48 degrees Celsius (118 degrees Fahrenheit) during the annual rites.
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World
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Region
6/28/2023 12:29:03 PM
Massive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close.
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