Home > Overseas MULTIMEDIA Mecca welcomes back foreign worshippers after 2 years AFP Posted at Jul 01 2022 10:40 PM Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Viber Worshippers gather to pray at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on Friday. The kingdom prepares to welcome 850,000 Muslims from abroad for the annual hajj after two years during which pilgrims from overseas were barred because of COVID pandemic restrictions. Read More: Mecca Muslim Hajj Grand Mosque Saudi Arabia