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Saudi Arabia 'considers barring' overseas Haj pilgrims for second year

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is considering barring overseas pilgrims from the annual Haj for the second year running as Covid-19 cases rise globally and worries grow about the emergence of new variants, two sources familiar with...

General view of Kaaba as pilgrims wearing face masks and keeping social distance pray facing Kaaba during the annual Haj pilgrimage amid the Covid-19 pandemic, in the holy city of Mecca, on July 31, 2020. - Reuters file photo
An injured girl is treated after pre-dawn raids on the Mediterranean port region of Latakia, Syria, in this handout picture released on Wednesday. - Reuters
Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid and Yamina party leader Naftali Bennett. - AFP
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Head of the higher constitutional court, Jihad Al Laham during a news conference in Damascus. - Reuters
Central Bank Governor Riad Salemeh
A man receives the AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease at a medical centre in Taiz. - Reuters
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