Curtailed hajj compounds Saudi economic woes
A handful of worshippers pray at the Islam's holiest shrine, the Grand Mosque complex in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, usually teeming with pilgrims as the annual hajj pilgrimage approaches (AFP Photo/STR)/ Riyadh (AFP) - Vacant religious sites. Abandoned pilgrim tents. Lifeless hotels. A stunning emptiness -- and fears of economic ruin -- haunt the usually bustling city of Mecca after Saudi authorities curtailed the hajj pilgrimage over coronavirus. Islam's holiest city usually hosts millions of pilgrims for the annual rite, but the ...
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