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Saudi Arabia said on Monday that it would prohibit arrivals from abroad to participate in the hajj this year due to coronaviruses, allowing only a limited number of Saudi citizens and residents to implement the pilgrimage along with social security measures. The declaration means that this will be the first …

Devotees praying al-Fajr at the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca. (AFP) Riyadh: Saudi Arabia would have allowed about 1,000 pilgrims living in the state to perform the Hajj this year, a minister said on Tuesday that it was announced that the ritual would return due to coronovirus. …