Saudi Arabia lifts restrictions on Hajj pilgrim numbers, age limit

Saudi Arabia has announced there will be no restrictions on the number of pilgrims for this year's Hajj. "Number of Hajj pilgrims in 1444H will return to how it was before the Coronavirus pandemic without age restrictions," Tawfiq AlRabiah, Minister of Hajj and Umrah, said while speaking at Hajj Expo 2023. Hajj season is expected to begin on June 26.