Saudi Arabia announced on Monday, 9 January that it would lift limits on the number of Hajj pilgrims for 2023 after imposing restrictions to help ease the COVID-19 pandemic.

معالي وزير الحجّ والعمرة د.توفيق الربيعة، يزفّ البشرى في افتتاح "#اكسبو_الحج 2023":

"أعداد الحجّاج في موسم 1444هـ ستعود كما كانت قبل جائحة كورونا، دون شروط على العمر".#مكة_والمدينة_في_انتظاركم_بشوق pic.twitter.com/M5ex8cpt5L

— وزارة الحج والعمرة (@HajMinistry) January 9, 2023

His Excellency the Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, announced:

"The numbers of pilgrims in the 1444 AH season will return to what they were before the Corona pandemic, without conditions on age."

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Source: Ministry of Hajj & Umrah
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