AlQa'dah 18, 1433, Oct 4, 2012, SPA -- The number of pilgrims arriving from abroad to perform Hajj rituals of this year reached 527,345 as at the end of yesterday, the Director General of Passport Department Lieutenant General Salem bin Mohammed Al-Bulaihed said in a statement. Al-Bulaihed also said that the number of pilgrims arriving by air reached 521,649; by land 102; and by sea 5594.