Saudi Arabia to receive 1mn pilgrims for Haj season
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will allow 1 million domestic and foreign pilgrims to join the Mecca Haj pilgrimage in the upcoming Haj season this year, the Saudi Ministry of Haj and Umrah announced on Saturday. The decision aims to enable the largest number of Muslims worldwide
April 11 2022 02:38 am /IST
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to perform the pugrimage rituals, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the ministry. The pilgrims coming to perform Hajj should be less than 65 years old and are fully vaccinated with the Covid-19 vaccine, noted the ministry. Foreign pilgrims must submit a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before their departure to Saudi Arabia, it added.