Madar (Algiers) - Algeria and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, signed an agreement on arrangements for the 1448 AH/2027 Hajj season on the sidelines of the sixth Hajj Conference and Exhibition in Jeddah, according to a statement by Algeria's Ministry of Religious Affairs and Awqaf issued on Wednesday, November 11, and carried by Algerian Radio.
According to the statement, the agreement was signed by the secretary general of Algeria's religious affairs ministry and by Saudi Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Abdulfattah bin Suleiman Mashat.
The Saudi ambassador to Algeria, Algeria's consul general in Jeddah and the director general of Algeria's National Office of Hajj and Umrah attended the signing, the same source said.
The ministry said the agreement aims to "strengthen cooperation and coordination between the two countries in organising the Hajj" by "setting out the related arrangements and procedures", in order to "improve the services provided to Algerian pilgrims".
The statement gave no figures on Algeria's pilgrim quota or on the cost of next season's Hajj.
