2021 Hajj: Saudi Arabia limits pilgrimage to residents

Saudi Arabia has limited pilgrims to residents of their country for performing 2021 Hajj over coronavirus concerns. This is as Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that it will allow 60,000 vaccinated residents of the kingdom to perform the annual hajj. 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. With this, travellers from Nigeria have been barred from performing hajj for the second time in a row. Las