Saudi Arabia temporarily bans entry for pilgrimage
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Roshan Amiri
- . February 27, 2020
- . Update: February 27, 2020 1:24 pm
The authorities of Saudi Arabia in connection with the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 decided to temporarily suspend entry into the country for the purpose of pilgrimage to Mecca and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina. The corresponding statement was published on the Kingdom’s Foreign Ministry page on Twitter.
“Entering the kingdom for the purpose of umrah (small pilgrimage) and visiting the Prophet’s Mosque is temporarily suspended,” the report said.
Saudi Arabia also suspends the entry of tourist visas “for those who come from countries where the spread of the new coronavirus is dangerous.”
Earlier Thurce in Palestine, Fatah and Hamas, the two rival factions in the country, have decided to hold
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