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Saudi Arabia bans prayers at mosques over coronavirus fears
Move will also include weekly Friday prayers in a country that has reported more than 270 coronavirus cases. General view of the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Mecca with restrictions being placed on prayers. Saudi Arabia has suspended the
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COVID-19 | Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran
The Coronavirus outbreak disrupted Islamic worship in the Middle East as Saudi Arabia on Wednesday banned its citizens and other residents of the kingdom from performing the pilgrimage in Mecca, while Iran cancelled on Friday prayers in major
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Saudi Arabia halts travel to Mecca, Medina over coronavirus
Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over coronavirus fears just months ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, as the Middle East recorded more than 220 confirmed cases. The
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Only obligatory prayers allowed in Mataf during Ramadan
Emir of Makkah Province Prince Khaled Al-Faisal issued orders on Sunday night to dispense the entire Mataf (circumambulation territory) and different
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King Salman leads brother Prince Talal's funeral prayers
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, performed his brother Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz Al
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King Salman’s guests offer Friday prayers in Makkah
The thirteenth batch containing 203 Umrah performers of the Guests of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Program for Umrah offered Friday
Read MoreFuneral Prayers Performed For Jamal Khashoggi
Funeral prayers were performed for murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah Friday. Worshipers at the Grand Mosque in Makkah performed funeral prayer in absentia (Salat
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