{
  "id": 1473965,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia starts Hajj 2027 planning with 75 countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/saudi-arabia-starts-hajj-2027-planning-with-75-countries",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:55:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/saudi/saudi-arabia-starts-hajj-2027-planning-with-75-countries-1.500643502"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Saudi Arabia has begun preparations for the 2027 Hajj season, holding coordination meetings with Hajj affairs offices from more than 75 countries as part of efforts to ensure early readiness and smoother services for pilgrims. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said the meetings focus on preparations for Hajj 2027 and include reviews of operational plans submitted by Hajj affairs offices from…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}