hajj

Society

7 July , 2020

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…
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Society

23 June , 2020

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…
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