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For Indonesian teachers Sutrisno and Sri Wahyuningsih, embarking on the once in a lifetime haj pilgrimage stirs bittersweet emotions. After waiting more than a decade, Sri's parents were supposed to ...

One million fully vaccinated Muslims, including 850,000 from abroad, are allowed at this year’s hajj, a major break after drastically curtailed numbers due to the ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus in the 2020 haj season, banning gatherings and meetings between pilgrims, the state news agency ...