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DAKAR: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance has distributed more than 2,000 Ramadan food baskets in Senegal as part of King Salman’s iftar program, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.
The delivery was launched in cooperation with Hazza Al-Mutairi, the religious attache at the Kingdom’s Embassy in Dakar.
The program covers more than 14 cities, governorates and centers. Through the work of the ministry, more than 200,000 people will receive food gifts.
Al-Mutairi said that the program is part of the “unlimited support” provided by King Salman to Muslims around the world, adding that the distribution process is taking place in accordance with anti-coronavirus precautionary measures.
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs announced on Tuesday the temporary closure of 10 mosques in six regions after detecting COVID-19 cases among worshipers. The closed mosques were in Jizan, Riyadh, Makkah, Asir, Medina, and the Eastern province. Three of the mosques were later opened after completing sterilization procedures. Two of which were in Riyadh and one