SAUDI ARABIA PREPARES FOR THE ANNUAL MUSLIM HAJJ PILGRIMAGE

Saudi Arabia is preparing to host the annual hajj pilgrimage beginning on Sunday, as over 1.6 million Muslim faithful from abroad have arrived in the ultraconservative kingdom. The pilgrimage represents one of the five pillars of Islam and is required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life. In recent weeks, the faithful have arrived in Mecca from across the world, all chanting “Labayk Allahuma Labayk,” or “Here I am, God, answering your call. Here I am.” The five day pilgrimage is the world's largest single gathering of people and this year begins on the evening of August 19.

Qatar has accused Saudi Arabia of barring its citizens from this year's haj, something Riyadh denies, saying a diplomatic dispute is not stopping Qataris from making the pilgrimage to Mecca. A Saudi official said Qatar had blocked several registration links set up for its pilgrims. A total of 1,308 women from India will, for the first time, perform Haj without the company of a 'mahram' or male guardian, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Sunday.

Saudi Arabia plans to introduce sleep pods, reminiscent of Japan’s famed capsule hotels, in the western city of Mina in the coming days. The free pods are part of new measures being rolled out this year in a bid to modernise the centuries-old practice of hajj.

Those visiting the holy city between August 19-24 have also been warned to be "vigilant" about the possible threat of terrorism. Four British pilgrims were killed and 12 others injured in Saudi Arabia when their bus collided with a fuel tanker on their way o Mecca, officials said.

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