Saudi Arabia adds live crowd updates for Umrah pilgrims; Egypt pledges support amid Houthi attacks

Saudi Arabia reportedly introduced live crowd updates to help Umrah pilgrims avoid congestion at the Two Holy mosques. Separately, the feed is dominated by Egypt pledging support to Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks.

Timeline

1. 18 Oct, 02:50 UTCFirst appeared on Gulf News
2. 18 Oct, 11:57 UTCSaudi live crowd updates for Umrah announced
3. 18 Oct, 12:43 UTCTimes of India covers Egypt support pledge
4. 18 Oct, 16:20 UTCPicked up on Google Trends

Top sources

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