Hajj costs to rise

Sources that follow the file of the Hadj expected a rise in its cost if the Algerian dinar will notice a decline against the US dollar, at a time when the national currency noticed a deterioration in nearly three weeks.

The Same source added that the cost of one bed reached this year 5,800 Saudi Riyals, and the price of each meal reached 20 riyals.

Echorouk obtained information that the National Office for the Hajj and Umrah ended all its agreements that are concluded with the Saudi side, about the organization of the pilgrimage in 2016, compared to last year, waiting for the results of the forthcoming ministerial meeting, which will determine the final cost, as for the first time, an agreement was reached regarding hotels where Algerian pilgrims will stay, and which are 15 hotels that are located in the central region and they ranged between 4 and 5 stars.

The same for the preparation of meals, which will be 100% Algerian and which are prepared by Algerian cooks, as the movement of pilgrims entered into negotiations with the Saudi side, as it was agreed that the provision of new buses will be ensured for the movement of pilgrims to the Holy Sites, in addition to the inclusion of quality services like the provision of German tents in Mina, and the provision of sofas that fold out to provide comfort for the pilgrims, and to impose regulation in Mina, the tents of Algerians would be separated from the rest of the nationalities with sheets of gypsum instead of tapes, so as to avoid the problem of mixing and scrambling like what happened last year.