Mecca prepares for Hajj pilgrimage

The police surveillance centre maintaining security at the Hajj (SBS-Essam al Ghalib).jpg

The police surveillance centre maintaining security at the Hajj Source: SBS News / SBS/Essam al-Ghalib

This year, around a million Muslim pilgrims from inside Saudi Arabia and from around the world will perform the hajj after years of restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.



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