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Last updated: 15 May 2026, 2:15 AM (Saudi time)
Saudi Arabia has imposed fines of up to SAR 100,000 for facilitating unauthorised Hajj and up to SAR 20,000 for pilgrims performing Hajj without a permit, alongside 10-year re-entry bans for violators.
First Batch of 2026 Hajj pilgrims departs Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka
First group of Sri Lankan Hajj pilgrims departs for Saudi Arabia Newswire
TAMALE: First batch of Ghanaian pilgrims departs for Madina for 2026 Hajj Modern Ghana
452 Shalawat Buses to Serve Hajj Pilgrims in Mecca Tempo.co English
21 Pakistani clinics functional in Makkah, Madinah; 1,700 pilgrims treated as 422 medical experts join Hajj Mission | Associated Press Of Pakistan
Egypt to launch 1st NGO Hajj pilgrim departures for 2026 on 8 May - Tourism - Egypt Ahram Online