Municipal workers are pictured in empty white-tiled area surrounding the Kaaba, inside Mecca's Grand Mosque, on March 5, 2020.
Municipal workers are pictured in empty white-tiled area surrounding the Kaaba, inside Mecca's Grand Mosque, on March 5, 2020. - Saudi Arabia today emptied Islam's holiest site for sterilisation over fears of the new coronavirus, an unprecedented move after the kingdom suspended the year-round umrah pilgrimage.
“Saturday will be the last day of the sacred holy month of Ramadan and Eid el-Fitr will take place on Sunday,” the royal court and the supreme court said, quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency. The timing of Eid is determined by the position of the moon, in accordance with the Muslim lunar calendar.The holiday is normally celebrated by families gathering together.
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