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Haj slowdown hits Saudi businesses

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Local vendors say the flow of money through the Saudi holy city of Mecca has slowed during this year's Haj, amid lower pilgrim numbers and regional instability. As David Pollard reports, problems closer to home are also hurting.

Added on the 09/09/2016 16:51:32 - Copyright : Reuters EN

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