Saudi Arabia partially relaxes lockdown for Ramadan but keeps 24-hour curfew in Mecca

Issued on: 26/04/2020 – 03:40Modified: 26/04/2020 – 03:40

Saudi Arabia's King Salman issued an order to partially lift the curfew in all regions of the kingdom, to become from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting Sunday through Wednesday May 13, while keeping a 24-hour curfew in Mecca and in previously isolated neighbourhoods, state news agency (SPA) said early on Sunday.

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