Saudi Arabia Lifts Restrictions On Hajj Pilgrims This Yr

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

Saudi Arabia won’t impose limits on the variety of hajj pilgrims this yr, a Saudi minister stated Monday, after three years of restrictions to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The variety of pilgrims will return to what it was earlier than the pandemic, with none age restrict,” Minister of Hajj and Umrah Tawfiq al-Rabiah advised reporters in Riyadh.

The pilgrimage is one among 5 pillars of Islam, which all able-bodied Muslims with the means are required to carry out a minimum of as soon as.

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