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                                <title><![CDATA[ Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for haj ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Haj, a once-in-a-lifetime duty for every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it, is a major source of income for the Saudi government from worshippers' lodging, transport, fees and gifts. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Millions head to Mecca for huge haj in Saudi heat ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 03:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Pilgrims in white robes and sandals pack the ancient city, now dotted with luxury hotels and air-conditioned shopping malls, after flooding in on planes, buses and trains for the annual rites. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Muslim pilgrims flock to Mecca for first post-pandemic haj ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:34:27 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Only one million people can join the 2022 season, less than half of pre-pandemic levels, and access is restricted to pilgrims aged 18 to 65 who have been fully vaccinated or immunised against the virus and do not suffer from chronic diseases. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Saudi boosts pandemic measures at Mecca’s Grand Mosque ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:12:21 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Workers have returned floor markings removed on Oct 17 to guide people to social distance in and around the Grand Mosque. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pilgrims arrive in Mecca for second pandemic haj ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2021 00:56:15 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ This year's haj, with participants chosen through a lottery, is larger than the pared-down version staged in 2020 but drastically smaller than in normal times. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Socially distanced robots serve Mecca holy water ahead of haj ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2021 00:34:02 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Roughly 20 robots are currently available for helping visitors and pilgrims at the haj. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Haj pilgrims to get Pfizer, AstraZeneca jabs ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2021 09:16:57 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ These are the only two vaccines recognised by Saudi Arabia. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ ‘Immunised’ Muslim pilgrims in Mecca as Ramadan begins ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:35:20 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Only immunised pilgrims are eligible for permits to perform the pilgrimage and to attend prayers in the Grand Mosque during Ramadan. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Saudi to allow only ‘immunised’ pilgrims to Mecca ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2021 00:05:38 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Only those who have received two doses of the vaccine, those administered a single dose at least 14 days prior, and people who have recovered from the infection will be eligible for permits. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 2 students arrested in Turkey for ‘inciting hatred’ over Mecca LGBT poster ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2021 01:03:42 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The poster depicted a mythical half-woman and half-snake on the Kaaba with flags of LGBT, lesbian, trans and asexual people. ]]></description>
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