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Egypt- Public banks provide 750m riyals for tourism companies during Hajj

There are 108,000 Egyptians scheduled to perform the Hajj this season through the lottery, associations, and tourism companies. EgyptAir said it would allocate 63,000 seats for pilgrims on its flights to SaudiArabia starting 9 August.

285 flights to carry 221,000 Hajj pilgrims from Indonesia beginning July 27

As many as 285 wide body air carriers run by Indonesia's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will start carrying a total of 221,000 Haj pilgrims from the island country which has the largest population of Muslims in the world.

179,210 Pakistani pilgrims to perform Hajj this year, says Hajj DG

Director General of Hajj Dr Sajid Yousaf, in Jeddah, said on Sunday that this year 179,210 Pakistani pilgrims will perform Hajj. The government scheme hajj includes 107,526 hujjaj, while the rest would perform hajj through private hajj operators, said a press release.

Saudi Haj minister inspects institutions in preparation for Haj 2017

Minister of Haj and Umrah Mohammed Saleh bin Taher Bentin has started inspection and field visits, as well as preparatory meetings with the board of directors for Tawafa owners in preparation for the coming Haj season.

WHO warns of cholera risk at annual hajj pilgrimage

A cholera epidemic in Yemen, which has infected more than 332,000 people, could spread during the annual haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in September, although Saudi authorities are well prepared, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.