A Muslim worshipper reads the Koran at the entrance to the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount hosting Al-Aqsa mosque Jerusalem's Old City, amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions May 8, 2020 REUTERS/ Ammar Awad
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 Mecca, 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, Mecca and Medina, after a seven-month pause due to coronavirus concerns.
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