From Jerusalem to Mecca, Muslims across the Middle East held Friday prayers under the shadow of the new coronavirus, with some gatherings cancelled and others subdued because of the deadly outbreak...
From Jerusalem to Mecca, Muslims across the Middle East held Friday prayers under the shadow of the new coronavirus, with some gatherings cancelled and others subdued because of the deadly outbreak.
The area around the Kaaba, a large black cube structure inside Mecca’s Grand Mosque, was closed Thursday for sterilisation. In Iran, which has the most COVID-19 cases in the region, authorities have faced accusations of mismanaging the response to the outbreak.Authorities cancelled weekly prayers in Tehran and provincial capitals.
In the city of Najaf, however, campaigning by Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr forced authorities to re-open the Imam Ali mausoleum, which had been closed for disinfection. The mosque is managed by the Jordan Waqf , but entrances are controlled by Israel — which has banned gatherings of more than 5,000 people.
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