Muslim pilgrims have converged on a vast tent camp in the desert near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, officially beginning the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million foreign
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The General Directorate of Passports (Jawazat) announced that a total of 532,958 Hajj pilgrims arrived through the air, land and sea ports of Saudi Arabia from all over the world until the end of Sunday, May 26