70% of pilgrims this year will be non-Saudis
RIYADH: 70% of the people who will perform Hajj (pilgrimage) this year will be foreigners living in Saudi Arabia while Saudi citizens will make up the remaining 30%. Hajj will this year be performed in exceptional circumstances after Saudi Arabia limited the number of people who could perform the ritual following the spread of the […]
COVID-19: Hajj is on, but only a limited number of people will perform it
RIYADH: Saudi authorities said that Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam, will be performed, but with only a limited number of people due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Speculations have mounted about whether Saudi Arabia would go ahead with Hajj, the pilgrimage that brings together more than 2.3 million people for […]