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RIYADH: Saudi Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Abdulfattah Mashat speaks at a press conference yesterday. - AFP n

Haj allowed for 60K vaccinated residents, foreigners barred
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Saudi Arabia concludes hajj amid pandemic
A picture taken on July 29, 2020 shows pilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca, ahead of the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage. - Mask-clad Muslim pilgrims began the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam and a must for able-bodied Muslims at least once in their lifetime, is usually one of the world's largest religious gatherings. (Photo by STR / AFP)

Pilgrims begin downsized hajj amid pandemic
RIYADH: A handout picture provided yesterday shows King Salman bin Abdulaziz chairing a virtual cabinet meeting from his office at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital late Tuesday. — AFP

Pilgrims vie for hajj; king chairs cabinet
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Saudi opens hajj registration for foreign residents
MAKKAH: A picture taken yesterday shows a few worshippers performing Fajr prayers in the Grand Mosque complex. – AFP

Saudi to hold ‘limited’ hajj, outsiders barred
MECCA: Muslim worshippers watch as others circumambulate around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on August 17, 2018 prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city. — AFP

Umrah, hajj visas different from Saudi tourist passes
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Makkah vendors cash in on hajj
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Saudi Arabia readies for hajj as tensions persist in Gulf
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