Daily Prayers Now Allowed in Mecca's Grand Mosque

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia allowed its citizens and residents living in the kingdom to perform prayers in one of Islam's most religious sites, Al-Haram Grand Mosque in Mecca.

It was allowed for the first time in seven months, state television reported.

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 virus concerns, according to TRT World.

The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia has surpassed 341,000 and the death toll from the disease is above 5,100.

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