Mecca mosques to reopen from tomorrow
Haj pilgrims performing the ritual stoning of the devil in the tent city of Mina, Saudi Arabia, in 2018. Authorities have yet to announce if this year’s haj, which falls next month, will go ahead or be cancelled. – EPA pic, June 20, 2020.
SAUDI Arabia plans to reopen from tomorrow mosques in Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, that have been closed for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported state television. The kingdom has taken restrictive measures against the virus, particularly in Mecca, but the number of new cases has notably increased in recent days.
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