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Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming Hajj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international visitors last year despite ...

Saudi Arabia says more than 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived from abroad, ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha celebrations next week. The figure has surpassed last year’s international ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia - Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming haj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international ...

MECCA, Saudi Arabia — Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming hajj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international ...

Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming Hajj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international visitors last year despite ...

Muslims perform the Tawaf (circumambulation) around the Kaaba, the holiest site in Islam, at al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca. (EPA Images pic) Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from ...