The Saudi Arabian government has agreed to give Malaysia an additional 10,000 places under the latter’s haj quota.

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he made the request during his audience with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Prince Mohammed Salman Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who is also the kingdom’s deputy prime minister and defence minister, at the Al-Yamamah Palace here Tuesday (Wednesday in Malaysia).

“When the haj situation returns to normalcy after the Covid-19 pandemic, we...