A picture taken June 23, 2020 shows a few worshippers performing al-Fajr prayer at the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca. – Saudi Arabia held a “very limited” in 2020, with pilgrims already in the kingdom allowed to perform the annual ritual. (Photo by STR / AFP)
Saudi Arabia authorities Sunday said Hajj 2021 will hold amidst special conditions relating to health protocols and safety measures against COVID-19. x
A release from the Hajj and Umrah Ministry said the annual spiritual exercise “will go ahead this year with all the health, security and regulatory standards and regulations in place in order to preserve the health and wellbeing of the pilgrims.”