RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would permit 1 million Muslims from inside and outside the country to participate in this year's hajj, a sharp uptick after coronavirus pandemic restrictions forced two years of drastically pared-down pilgrimages.
The Middle Eastern kingdom's hajj ministry "has authorized 1 million pilgrims, both foreign and domestic, to perform the hajj this year," it said in a statement.
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