KSA : Saudi Arabia is to begin accepting vaccinated foreign visitors to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina as part of the Umrah pilgrimage.
The authorities will begin taking travel requests from Monday.
The kingdom closed its borders some 18 months ago because of the coronavirus pandemic. Since 1 August, vaccinated foreign tourists are also allowed in.
Last month, only around 60,000 vaccinated residents were allowed to take part in a scaled-down Hajj.
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