TEHRAN (IQNA) – The United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that places of worship will be closed in the country until further notice - amid the coronavirus situation.
News ID: 3471091 Publish Date : 2020/04/10
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai, the UAE, has launched a campaign to sterilize 800 mosques across the emirate, as a part of the department’s ongoing disinfection program until April 11.
News ID: 3471076 Publish Date : 2020/04/08
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Awqaf Ministry of Egypt warned again against the non-abidance by its clear-cut instructions to shut all mosques and the suspension of congressional prayers as a precautionary measure to stem the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3471066 Publish Date : 2020/04/07
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Algeria’s Religious Affairs Ministry said Adhan (call to prayers) will be broadcast by loudspeakers in mosques to promote a spiritual atmosphere and calms amid the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3471065 Publish Date : 2020/04/07
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Bangladesh on Monday suspended all prayers, including Friday congregations, at mosques as part of efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19.
News ID: 3471057 Publish Date : 2020/04/06
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Some 100 mosques in Germany and the Netherlands on Friday rang out with the sound of the call to prayer, as a gesture of support for Muslims amid the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3471040 Publish Date : 2020/04/04
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Pakistani government on Thursday imposed a ban on Friday congregational prayers at mosques across the country to control the spread of coronavirus.
News ID: 3471021 Publish Date : 2020/04/03
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The Pakistani government Thursday banned prayers and other religious gatherings in mosques for 10 days in southern Sindh province, including Karachi, in another attempt to stem the coronavirus.
News ID: 3470994 Publish Date : 2020/03/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) – The spread of the coronavirus has affected Muslims across the world, with religious leaders making adjustments to longstanding traditions to contain the spread of the disease.
News ID: 3470978 Publish Date : 2020/03/24
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabian authorities stopped Muslim worshippers from entering and praying at the two holy mosques in Mecca and Medina in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
News ID: 3470963 Publish Date : 2020/03/20
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Algeria suspended Friday prayers and closed mosques nationwide as part of efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
News ID: 3470954 Publish Date : 2020/03/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iran’s center running the affairs of mosques announced the suspension of congregational prayers in mosques across the country.
News ID: 3470951 Publish Date : 2020/03/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Some mosques in South Africa’s tourism city of Cape Town will temporarily close their doors to worshipers in a bid to curtail the spread of the coronavirus that has infected 62 people in the country.
News ID: 3470950 Publish Date : 2020/03/18
TEHRAN (IQNA) – All religious activities at mosques , including Friday prayers, will be suspended for 10 days following a decree by the Malaysian king on the matter, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri.
News ID: 3470935 Publish Date : 2020/03/17
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Turkey suspended congregational prayers in mosques until the risk of coronavirus outbreak passes.
News ID: 3470932 Publish Date : 2020/03/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Algeria’s Awqaf Ministry has issued a Fatwa (religious edict) saying that it is Haram (religiously forbidden) for coronavirus patients to say prayers in mosques .
News ID: 3470931 Publish Date : 2020/03/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – All mosques in Singapore will remain closed until Mar 26 to prevent further spread of COVID-19, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) said on Monday.
News ID: 3470930 Publish Date : 2020/03/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Two mosques in Cardiff, Wales, are to close their doors because of the coronavirus pandemic.
News ID: 3470922 Publish Date : 2020/03/16
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Islamic Affairs Dawah and Guidance said all mosques in the country will be closed if necessary in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
News ID: 3470919 Publish Date : 2020/03/15
TEHRAN (IQNA) – People in the New Zealand city of Christchurch remembered the 51 Muslim worshippers who were killed in a mass shooting a year ago, after a planned national memorial event was cancelled due to fears it might spread the coronavirus.
News ID: 3470914 Publish Date : 2020/03/15
