Libya Closes Hajj 2027 Registration With 1.2 Million Applicants
Libya has closed Hajj 2027 registration with 1,209,306 applicants, including nearly 158,000 people over 65, and will now organise a lottery to allocate its limited pilgrimage places.
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Libya has closed Hajj 2027 registration with 1,209,306 applicants, including nearly 158,000 people over 65, and will now organise a lottery to allocate its limited pilgrimage places.
More than 20,000 Bahraini citizens registered for Hajj 2027 within the first two and a half hours of the portal opening, reflecting strong Gulf demand for pilgrimage places.
The UAE has added Hajj and Umrah travellers, along with students, to its priority list for free seasonal flu vaccination, citing the higher respiratory-illness risk that comes with large pilgrim gatherings and long-distance travel.
Oman opened Haj 2027 registration on September 28 through the hajj.om portal for citizens and expatriates, introducing unified service packages, a 20-member minimum group size and a schedule running to a March 14, 2027 final travel date.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has launched a comprehensive package for Hajj 1448 AH (2027), letting overseas agencies contract accommodation, transport, catering and holy-site services through the Al-Masar electronic platform in a single request.
Indonesia's government has proposed raising the 2027 Hajj cost to about Rp107.34 million per pilgrim, up nearly Rp19.93 million, reopening a debate over subsidies for a 5.5 million-strong waiting list.