Pilgrims
		28 Egyptians die on pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	September 12, 2016
28 Egyptians die on pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia
						Twenty-eight Egyptians have died while on pilgrimage on Saudi Arabia during Eid al-Adha, according to Major General Sayed Maher, deputy…					
				
			
		Nineteen Egyptian pilgrims die, 25 injured in bus overturn in Saudi Arabia
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	March 19, 2016
Nineteen Egyptian pilgrims die, 25 injured in bus overturn in Saudi Arabia
						The Egyptian Consulate General in Jeddah has reported that a bus carrying 44 pilgrims was overturned on the Mecca-Medina road,…					
				
			
		Rafah Crossing open until October 10 for Palestinian pilgrims
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	October 7, 2015
Rafah Crossing open until October 10 for Palestinian pilgrims
						Egyptian authorities reopened the Rafah Crossing on Wednesday for Palestinian pilgrims who are returning home. Security sources said the border crossing…					
				
			
		Death toll for Egyptian pilgrims rises to 74
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	September 29, 2015
Death toll for Egyptian pilgrims rises to 74
						Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, the head of the Egyptian Hajj Mission, said the death toll from the stampede in…					
				
			
		A stampede survivor’s tale: ‘I was pinned down’
		
			Life & Style
			
				
				 
		
	September 27, 2015
A stampede survivor’s tale: ‘I was pinned down’
						Hamza Musa Kabir from Kano in northern Nigeria survived the massive stampede at the hajj by shedding his pilgrim's garment…					
				
			
		Electronic visa complications may deprive 1,000 Egyptian pilgrims from performing Hajj
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	September 10, 2015
Electronic visa complications may deprive 1,000 Egyptian pilgrims from performing Hajj
						The electronic visa system, used by the Saudi authorities for the first time this year on Hajj pilgrims, might keep…					
				
			
		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 to transport 2,200 Palestinian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	August 12, 2015
EgyptAir to transport 2,200 Palestinian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year
						The head of EgyptAir, Hesham al-Nahas, said Wednesday that the airline company has signed a cooperation agreement with Palestinian Airways,…					
				
			
		Ramadan Umrah crisis reaches impasse
		
			Egypt
			
				
				 
		
	June 8, 2015
Ramadan Umrah crisis reaches impasse
						Ehab Abdel Aal, member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Tourism Companies, said performing Umrah during 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…					
				
			