Nearly 1.5m foreign pilgrims arrive in Saudi Arabia for annual hajj
Muslim pilgrims have streamed into the holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the hajj next week, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale after three years of heavy restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Saudi officials say close to 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in the country so far, the vast majority by air.
