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Muslim pilgrims arrive at their camps in Mina where they will spend the night before heading to Mount Arafat. IMAGES
Mecca, Jul 18 (EFE/EPA).- Hajj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city of Mecca on Sunday, amid strict rules to curb the spread of coronavirus.The 2021 Hajj pilgrimage is allowed for a maximum of 60,000 residents and nationals of Saudi Arabia who are under 65 year old without a chronic disease and who can show proof of vaccination. Hajj 2021 is the second year that its access is being limited due to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 Coronavirus. (Camera: STRINGER).SHOT LIST: PILGRIMS WEARING PROTECTIVE FACE MASKS WALK IN THE MUSLIM HOLY CITY OF MECCA, ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE ANNUAL HAJJ PILGRIMAGE, SAUDI ARABIA.
The first batch of pilgrims performing the annual hajj have arrived at one of the gathering points in the Muslim holy city of Mecca before heading to the holy site. The kingdom seeks to repeat last year's success that saw no virus outbreak during the five-day ritual. IMAGES
Pilgrims from across the world start arriving in Arafat, near Mecca, ahead of the start of the annual haj. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Millions of Muslim pilgrims have congregated outside Mecca, many of them praying for an end to the wars in the Middle East, as the annual haj reaches its climax. Mana Rabiee reports.
Muslim worshippers flock to the Grand Mosque in Islam's holiest city of Mecca to circumambulate the Kaaba ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. IMAGES