In pictures: As COVID-19 lockdown eases, Saudi Arabia gets ready to welcome Haj pilgrims

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In pictures: As COVID-19 lockdown eases, Saudi Arabia gets ready to welcome Haj pilgrims

Saudi Arabia is gearing up for a scaled-down Hajj season amid fears of the new pandemic

Published: July 23, 2020 13:34 Nilanjana Javed, Senior News Editor

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Saudi mecca 2020 — A reception staff wears a protective mask at a hotel in the holy city of Mecca. It will be the first time in Saudi Arabia's modern history that Muslims outside the kingdom have been barred from performing the hajj, which last year drew 2.5 million pilgrims. Image Credit: AFP

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Mecca - Saudi Haj 2020 — Saudi officials wearing protective face masks stand as they work on raising the Kiswa, a silk cloth covering the Holy Kaaba, before the annual pilgrimage season, at the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Only 1,000 people will be accommodated this year for Hajj due to the pandemic. Image Credit: Reuters

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Saudi Arabia — Craftsmen wear protective masks and work on raising the Kiswa. Mecca is preparing to receive Haj pilgrims who have met health conditions approved by the relevant authorities and entered into a week-long isolation. Image Credit: Reuters

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Saudi mecca — Saudi officials and workers pose for a photo after inspections ahead of Hajj. Image Credit: Saudi Press Agency

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Saudi Arabia's Minister of Hajj and Umrah inspects equipment to be used to help pilgrims this year. Image Credit: Saudi Press Agency

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Saudi 2020 — Saudis sit in Al Sadd Lake Park, as the summer season kicks off with health precautions amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in an effort to boost internal tourism after the pandemic in Abha. Across Saudi Arabia, restrictions have been eased, and commercial activities have resumed and normalcy is returning. Image Credit: Reuters

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