Saudi to allow 60,000 vaccinated residents to perform hajj

Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj, state media reported. The hajj ministry said this year's pilgrimage would be "open for nationals and residents of the kingdom, limited to 60,000 pilgrims", according to the official Saudi Press Agency. "Those wishing to perform the hajj must be free of chronic diseases and be vaccinated" and between the ages of 18 and 65, it said. Read more Region & World Read More One Killed, One Injured in Israeli Airstrike on Southern Lebanon Israeli Video Documents Al-Qassam's Complex Ambush in Beit Hanoun Martyrs and Injuries as Israeli Airstrikes Target Multiple Areas in Gaza
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj, state media reported.

The hajj ministry said this year's pilgrimage would be "open for nationals and residents of the kingdom, limited to 60,000 pilgrims", according to the official Saudi Press Agency.

"Those wishing to perform the hajj must be free of chronic diseases and be vaccinated" and between the ages of 18 and 65, it said.

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