Saudi Arabia said Saturday it would increase the number of Muslims allowed to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to 1 million from inside and outside the kingdom, after limiting it to domestic pilgrims in the past two years due to Covid-19. Before the pandemic, millions of Muslims from around the world usually performed the Hajj, a key pillar of Islam. Last year, the annual ritual was downsized, with around 60,000 fully vaccinated Saudis and Muslim residents in the country allowed to undertake the Hajj to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus. This year’s Hajj will be permitted to peop…