Saudi Arabia will allow mosques to open for Friday prayers, state TV reported Tuesday, as the kingdom eases restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Mosques will be authorised to open 20 minutes before Friday prayers and should close 20 minutes after they...

Saudi Arabia will revise curfew times this week, and lift it entirely across the Kingdom with the exception of the holy city of Mecca starting June 21, state news agency reported in a statement early Tuesday. Bans on domestic travel, holding prayers in mosques, and workplace attendance in...

 Kuwait will not extend its 24-hour curfew beyond May 30, the interior minister said at a press conference Monday. The minister added that the cabinet will announce Thursday the details of a partial curfew and a plan for public life to return to normal gradually. Kuwait had imposed...

Mosques will remain closed for prayers on the Eid Al-Fitr festival, Saudi and United Arab Emirates officials said on Friday, calling on the population to adhere to safety guidelines to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Eid, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of...