Dr. Nevin Al-Qabbaj, Minister of Social Solidarity and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Foundation for the Facilitation of Hajj and Umrah, said that the electronic lottery for Hajj this year comes following a two-year hiatus due to the Corona pandemic, saying: Congratulations on the return of Ammar home, the visit of the House of God and the return of the holy sites.
The Minister of Social Solidarity and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Foundation for the Facilitation of Hajj and Umrah added, during the activities of electronic lottery The public pilgrimage of NGOs for the Hajj season 1443 AH-2022 AD, in the theater of the Ministry of Social Solidarity, that conducting a public electronic lottery comes with the aim of selecting 3,000 pilgrims from among the applicants according to the quota of NGOs scheduled this year from the total quota allocated to the state, which amounts to 25 % of the numbers that were The Ministry obtained it before the spread of the Corona pandemic in early 2020.
The Minister indicated that the Corona virus has entailed some changes that would protect once morest diseases and epidemics, pointing out that the prices are in a fair agreement with the services provided with the quality of these services in a manner befitting the pilgrims.
Al-Qabbaj revealed the implementation of a 4-star pilgrimage program in Makkah and Madinah, pointing out that the cost of this year’s pilgrimage trip is estimated at regarding 87 thousand pounds, with accommodation and breakfast and dinner, other than the flight ticket that will be determined by EgyptAir companies.