Saudi Arabia will reopen the Muslim holy places for the year-round Umrah pilgrimage on Sunday, scaled back and with extensive health precautions, seven months after coronavirus prompted its suspension. The Umrah, the pilgrimage that can be undertaken at any time, usually attracts millions of Muslims from across the globe each ...
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed the Islamic Republic’s readiness to participate in joint programs with China on the production of a coronavirus vaccine. In a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, Rouhani congratulated the government and people of China on the country’s 71st founding anniversary. The Iranian president ...
