RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for visits to Islam's holiest sites for umrah (the lesser Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca), an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that raises questions over the annual Hajj (the greater Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca). The kingdom, which hosts»»»

Hundreds of Umrah pilgrims piled up at Juanda International Airport in Sidoarjo, East Java province on February 27, 2020. – Saudi Arabia suspended visas for visits to Islam’s holiest sites for the “umrah” pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that raises questions over th»»»