The First batch of 253 Algerian pilgrims from the provinces of Warkala and Wadi, left today for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Algerian Press Service (APS) reported that the pilgrims attended seminars organized by the Algerian ministry of religious affairs and endowments for more than one month on the Hajj rituals. As many as 36,000 Algerians are expected to perform this year Hajj. They will arrive in the Kingdom aboard 151 flights which will continue up to the fourth of the Lunar month of Zil-Hijjah.