Saudi faces perilous haj call as virus spikes
Muslim worshippers walk around the sacred Kaaba in Mecca’s Grand Mosque during the coronavirus pandemic. – AFP pic, June 16, 2020.
SAUDI Arabia is expected to scale back or call off this year’s haj pilgrimage for the first time in its modern history, observers say, a perilous decision as coronavirus cases spike. Muslim nations are pressing Riyadh to give its much-delayed decision on whether the annual ritual will go ahead as scheduled in late July.
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