More than a million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia to perform Haj later this month. “The number of pilgrims who came to Saudi Arabia by late Friday was 1,056,662,” said Salem Bin Mohammad Al Belaihid, the head of passport control. The overwhelming majority — 1,003,149 people — flew into the country while 42,472 arrived in vehicles and 11,034 reached the kingdom by sea, he said. The number is expected to double within the next few days. From: Gulf News