Saudi Arabia approves a 10,000-pilgrim boost to Iraq’s Hajj quota

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Pilgrimage (Hajj and Umrah), Tawfiq al-Rabi’a, has approved a proposal to add 10,000 pilgrims to Iraq’s Hajj quota, Iraqi presidency said on Thursday.

Al-Rabi’a, who arrived in Baghdad this morning, met with the Iraqi president, Abdullatif Rashid, in al-Salam palace, an official readout said.