Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz has permitting the preachers at Islam’s holiest mosques in Makkah and Madinah to perform nightly Ramadan Taraweeh prayers, reported the Saudi Press Agency. However, worshippers from the public will not be permitted to attend due to restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus. The Kingdom announced earlier this week the continued suspension of prayers at mosques nationwide. Saudi Arabia has registered 12,772 cases in total as of Wednesday. Separately, Saudi Arabia will arrange flights out of the Kingdom for non-national residents who wish to return to their home countries during the coronavirus outbreak, reported SPA. Those holding valid residency visas should apply online and they will be sent flight details once arranged, it quoted the interior ministry as saying. Saudi Arabia has suspended international flights and imposed curfews nationwide to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. Flights will leave from airports in the capital Riyadh, Jeddah, Madinah and Dammam, SPA said.
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