CAIRO – 20 June 2024: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has stated that an investigation will be launched into the companies responsible for organizing the travel of unregistered Hajj pilgrims following the unfortunate deaths of several Egyptian pilgrims this year. Based on the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, there is a task force established to monitor and manage the crisis of the Egyptian pilgrims' deaths. He added that this is the lowest percentage of deaths among Egyptian pilgrims in previous years. However, due to the lack of registered data for unregistered pilgrims with the medical mission, it has been challenging to monitor their health conditions, Madbouly affirmed. The influx of unregistered pilgrims has resulted in a breakdown of service provision.

Source: Egypt Today June 20, 2024 17:35 UTC