12 Apr 2020
As the number of COVID-19 infections in Saudi Arabia rises, the Kingdom is drawing on its considerable experience with quarantines. In 1865, Makkah was hit by an outbreak of cholera, a highly infectious and potentially deadly disease, during the Hajj season.
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12 Apr 2020
In light of the global spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Saudi Arabian stock market-listed Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC) has temporarily suspended all development work at the Jabal Omar project in the kingdom.
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12 Apr 2020
The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance announced that Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan will only be performed at home as the suspension of prayers at mosques would not be lifted until the end of coronavirus.
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12 Apr 2020
Decision to distribute Well of Zamzam water made to boost "material and moral" response to the pandemic
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11 Apr 2020
The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, under the supervision of its president, Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais, has provided more than 4,000 online services aimed at preserving the quality of work in the mosques.
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