Makkah's Grand Mosque, earlier in October, opened its doors to the first group of pilgrims performing Umrah in first phase, amid strict precautionary and preventive measures. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
Saudi Arabia allowed its citizens and residents inside the kingdom to perform prayers in one of the most holy religious sites in Islam, Al-Haram mosque in Makkah, for the first time in seven months, state television reported early on Sunday.
Earlier this month Saudi Arabia allowed citizens and residents to perform the Umrah pilgrimage at Islam’s holiest sites, Makkah and Medina, after a seven-month pause due to coronavirus concerns.
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