Saudi marketUpdated November 8
Ministry outlines Hajj service readiness.
At the 2026 Hajj Conference and Exhibition in Jeddah, the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing outlined three strands of its service setup: preparing sites, monitoring services, and responding to reports and emergencies. The response figures were from the previous Hajj season: ministry spokesperson Ahmed Al-Dhafiri said it received more than 29,000 reports then, and took no more than 73 seconds to respond to each. He separately cited one field staff member per 76 pilgrims and one cleaning unit per 19. Al-Dhafiri also said localization decisions helped enable 17,000 Saudi technical and engineering personnel to work in the private sector within Makkah and contribute to serving pilgrims.
Coverage started November 8
Key Actors
- Ministry of Municipalities and Housing