Hajj pilgrimage
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No Mask Mandate in Hajj Pilgrimage as Saudi Arabia Eases COVID Restrictions
The move comes as the kingdom prepares to welcome around 850,000 people from abroad for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
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Congregational prayers resume at Grand Mosque in Mecca
Congregational prayers resumed Sunday at the Masjid al-Haram, or the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia after a 7-month hiatus due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Saudi to allow around 1,000 pilgrims to perform hajj
“The number of pilgrims will be around 1,000, maybe less, maybe a little more,” Hajj Minister Mohammad Benten told reporters.
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Coronavirus: 25,000 British Muslims set to miss out on Hajj
The annual pilgrimage sees 2.5 million Muslims, including around 25,000 from Britain, travel to Mecca to attend prayers at the Masjid al Haram, gather on Mount Arafat and sleep under the stars on the plains of Muzdalifah.
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Brunei's Muslims to skip Hajj pilgrimage this year
Speaking in a press conference, Minister of Religious Affairs Awang Badaruddin said the country would not send its 1,000 yearly selected pilgrims and those traveling at their own expenses to perform the Hajj, the daily Borneo Bulletin reported.