Saudi Arabia opens Umrah pilgrimage to vaccinated foreigners
Al Jazeera
Saudi Arabia will begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage requests from abroad for vaccinated worshippers starting August 9.
Saudi Arabia says it will begin receiving Umrah pilgrimage requests from vaccinated foreign worshippers starting on August 9. The announcement on state media early on Sunday came about 18 months after the kingdom closed its borders to foreign pilgrims due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Saudi Press Agency said authorities in the ministry responsible for coordinating foreign pilgrims will from Monday begin “receiving Umrah requests from various countries of the world”.More Related News