Egypt's prime minister has ordered 16 tourism companies to be stripped of their licences for organising illegal trips to complete the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
More than 1,000 people have died during this year's hajj, many due to extremely high heat, with temperatures soaring past 50 degrees Celsius.
One Australian has been confirmed among them.
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