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Muslims pray in the Grand Mosque for the first time in months since COVID-19 restrictions were imposed

Reuters 18/10/2020 | 07:57 MYT

Mulims pray in the Grand Mosque for the first time in months since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were imposed, after they were allowed by the Saudi authorities, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia October 18, 2020. REUTERSpic

CAIRO:Saudi Arabia allowed its citizens and residents inside the kingdom to perform prayers in one of the most holy religious sites in Islam, Al-Haram mosque in Mecca, for the first time in seven months, state television reported early on Sunday.

Earlier this month Saudi Arabia allowed citizens and residents to perform the Umrah pilgrimage at Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, after a seven-month pause due to coronavirus concerns.

Muslims maintaining social distancing pray in the Grand Mosque for the first time in months since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were imposed, after they were allowed by the Saudi authorities, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia October 18, 2020. REUTERSpic

A view shows the Grand Mosque where Muslims were allowed by Saudi authorities to hold prayers for the first time in months since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were imposed, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia October 18, 2020. REUTERSpic

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