20 May 2020
The Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah and their sprawling courtyards as well as the central haram areas wore a deserted look on Tuesday which otherwise used to be overcrowded with millions of the faithful on the 27th night of Ramadan.
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19 May 2020
Al-Aqsa Mosque is to stay closed until after Eid-Al-Fitr celebrations, following a decision from the Islamic Waqf Council on Monday to keep the holy site shut in order to save lives amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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19 May 2020
Indonesia on Tuesday called for Saudi Arabia to decide if it will allow the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Makkah, the haj, after the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic plunged the ritual into doubt.
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18 May 2020
Seven cities and governorates in Saudi Arabia have together recorded 2,378 cases, 87 per cent of 2,736 coronavirus infections reported yesterday, the Saudi Alwatan Newspaper reported Sunday. Makkah with 557 cases topped the list on Sunday.
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18 May 2020
Were the haj to be scrapped this year, or at least massively reduced in scale, it would deal a devastating to blow to the tourism sector.
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