Saudi Hajj ministry expands AI tools for pilgrim services
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is expanding its use of artificial intelligence, with Nusuk AI and the Digital Mutawwif service guiding millions of pilgrims in over 180 languages.
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Last updated: 14 Sep 2026, 10:34 AM (Saudi time)
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah is expanding its use of artificial intelligence, with Nusuk AI and the Digital Mutawwif service guiding millions of pilgrims in over 180 languages.
Tabung Haji will issue Hajj 2027 offer letters to 31,600 prospective pilgrims from September 21 and has held the pilgrimage cost at RM33,300 for a fourth consecutive year.
Saudi Arabia has opened an early registration-of-interest process for international pilgrims planning Hajj 2027 through the official Nusuk Hajj platform.
Singapore has again received a quota of 900 places for Hajj 2027, allocated first-come, first-served through the MyHajSG portal, alongside a mandatory enhanced medical assessment.
Digital systems have cut pilgrim waiting times at Makkah's Grand Mosque from about two hours to nine minutes, part of a drive to make it one of the world's smartest sites by 2030.
Nigeria has secured a phased transition to Saudi Arabia's B2B Hajj model, moving 30 percent of its quota in 2027 rather than 98 percent, while a September 26 registration deadline looms.
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