By Akram Medhat
The Ministry of Tourism announced that registration of citizens on the Interior Ministry's unified Hajj portal will close tomorrow, Tuesday, June 20, with the registration deadline at 12 midnight, in preparation for holding the tourist Hajj lottery for the 1438 AH/2017 AD season immediately after Eid al-Fitr, on 5 Shawwal.
The Chamber of Tourism Companies stressed in a circular sent to all companies, in line with the ministry's letter, that the number of people allowed to be registered under the amount paid in booking deposit receipts, once approved by the Chamber, will not be activated after 5 p.m. on the same day. It added that the deadline for activating receipts at the Chamber is 3 p.m. tomorrow.
The Chamber urged all tourism companies to adhere to the announced deadlines, to ensure that all citizens applying for the lottery are registered before the Interior Ministry's unified Hajj portal closes.
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