Egyptian pilgrims
Egypt’s Flag carrier EgyptAir, announced on Friday, intensifying flights to accommodate pilgrims wishing to return to Egypt as part of its air bridge to transport the pilgrims after the end of the Hajj rituals from the Holy Lands.
The PM said that these companies resorted to unofficial means to facilitate the pilgrims’ travel without providing them with logistical services or adhering to the regulatory frameworks.
As per the president’s directives, the crisis cell will closely monitor and manage the situation regarding the deceased pilgrims, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement.
Cairo is coordinating the safe return of Egyptian Hajj pilgrims and the repatriation of the deceased individuals whose families wish to bury them in Egypt.
The death toll among Egyptian pilgrims in Saudi Arabia jumped to 33 after three pilgrims died, spokesman for the Health Ministry Khaled Meghaed said on Wednesday.
The Egyptian Health Ministry on Saturday said an Egyptian woman died in Saudi Arabia, bringing the death toll among Egyptian pilgrims to 79.
The Health Ministry said Monday that four more pilgrim died in Saudi Arabia Monday night, bringing to 54 the death toll among Egyptian pilgrims.
The Health and Population Ministry said Saturday the death toll among the Egyptian pilgrims rose to 35.
The Health Ministry announced on Friday that the death of an Egyptian pilgrim, taking the number of Egyptian pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia to seven.
Death of an Egyptian pilgrim, taking the number of Egyptian pilgrims who died in Saudi Arabia increases the death toll to six.
As many as 1,289 Egyptian pilgrims have arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and 4,565 others in Medina, Egypt’s Consul General in Jeddah.
