KABUL (Pajhwok): Saudi Arabia on Sunday opened the Umrah pilgrimage to Muslims from other countries after relaxing measures taken to curb the spread of coronavirus.
“The Umrah pilgrimage is allowed for Muslims from across the world,” Saudi state TV said, citing a statement from the Ministry of Pilgrimage. The Saudi-owned, Dubai-based TV channel Al-Arabiya said Umrah will be allowed from Nov. 1.
Saudi Arabia closed its borders in February to foreign Umrah pilgrims and in . . .
