Coronavirus halts pilgrimages to Mecca Friday prayers
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The Saudi move expands a ban last week on foreigners visiting Mecca and Medina, home to the holiest sites in Islam. That decision alone disrupted travel for thousands of Muslims already headed to t… read more...
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