Hajj Ministry Intensifies Field Operations for First Day of Tashreeq

   Mina, May 29, 2026, SPA -- The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah intensified field operations on the 11th of Dhu Al-Hijjah to manage pilgrim movement at the Jamarat Facility during the first day of Tashreeq.
   Cooperating with security and transit sectors, the ministry distributed crowds across designated routes, with 30% performing the stoning ritual before 10:00 AM and 70% after 2:00 PM. Traffic peaked between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM, validating the efficacy of the staggered scheduling system.
   Operations were optimized by a digital crowd management system and a monitoring and control center, which utilized 95 operational indicators in coordination with 42 government entities. Additionally, compliance teams conducted over 100,000 inspection tours to monitor service readiness since Shawwal. Complementing these security frameworks, 38 Nusuk Care centers delivered over 260,000 multilingual field services across 160 locations to ensure pilgrim comfort and safety.
   -- SPA