Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca

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Virus halts pilgrimages to Mecca, Friday prayers in Iran

By Parveen Kumar on March 4, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

TEHRAN, 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 canceled Friday prayers in major cities. The decisions in Riyadh and Tehran affected […]