, Sept. 27 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs is set to announce three government-arranged Hajj packages for the next year's (2026) pilgrims, with costs expected to be lower than this year due to reduced airfare, officials said.

They said the announcement will be made on Sunday (Sept 28) following an executive committee meeting at the Secretariat.

According to sources at the ministry, three packages will be offered under government management, compared to this year's (2025) two.

As before, they said, private management will also have a single package set by the government, below which agencies will not be allowed to set their own packages.

The Hajj management executive committee, headed by the Religious Affairs Adviser and comprisin...