The first pilgrim candidates arrives in Saudi Arabia after 2 years

Saudi Arabia that hasn’t accepted pilgrim candidates from abroad for 2 years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has welcomed the first pilgrim candidate convoy of 2022. The plane carrying the pilgrim convoy from Indonesia landed at Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Medina. The first convoy of pilgrims from abroad have welcomed at the airport by Saudi Arabian officials and Indonesian Ambassador to Riyadh. “Today we received the first group of this year’s pilgrim candidates from Indonesia. Today, after a 2-year break due to the pandemic, we are happy to welcome guests from abroad,” Mohammed al-Bijawi, from the Ministry of Hajj in Saudi Arabia, said in his statement.