DUBAI: Egypt’s Friday prayers will resume in major mosques, but strict coronavirus precautionary measures in place, local daily Al-Ahram online reported.
A nationwide campaign has been implemented to disinfect mosques in preparation for the weekly prayers.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said sermons during the prayers were limited to only 10 minutes.
According to the precautionary measures set by the government, worshippers must wear face masks at all times, maintain physical distancing and use private prayer rugs. People will be allowed to enter the mosques 10 minutes ahead of prayers and doors will be closed immediately afterwards.
Earlier in June, mosques were allowed to reopen for daily prayers for the first time since March, but Friday prayers remained suspended.
The government banned prayers in all mosques across the country on March 21 to help curb the spread of coronavirus.
Egypt to allow resumption of Friday prayers in major mosques
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Egypt to allow resumption of Friday prayers in major mosques
- A nationwide campaign has been implemented to disinfect mosques in preparation for the weekly prayers
- Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said sermons during the prayers were limited to only 10 minutes
Lebanon condemns deadly Israeli strikes on south and east
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s president on Saturday condemned deadly Israeli attacks on his country carried out a day prior, the latest despite a ceasefire with militant group Hezbollah.
In a statement, Joseph Aoun called the attacks “a blatant act of aggression aimed at thwarting diplomatic efforts” by the United States and other nations to establish stability.
A lawmaker from Hezbollah called on Beirut to suspend meetings of a multinational committee tasked with monitoring the truce.
Washington is one of five members on the committee overseeing the ceasefire implemented in November 2024, with the body scheduled to meet again next week.
Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon despite the ceasefire, usually saying it is targeting Hezbollah but occasionally also the group’s Palestinian ally Hamas.
The Friday attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon killed 12 people, according to the health ministry, 10 of them in the east of the country.
Israel’s military said it struck “several terrorists of Hezbollah’s missile array in three different command centers in the Baalbek area.”
Hezbollah said a commander was killed in the raids. Its lawmaker Rami Abu Hamdan said on Saturday the group “will not accept the authorities acting as mere political analysts, dismissing these as Israeli strikes we have grown accustomed to before every meeting of the committee.”
He called on Beirut to “suspend the committee’s meetings until the enemy ceases its attacks.”
Hezbollah, while weakened following war with Israel, remains a strong political force in Lebanon represented in parliament.
Lebanon’s government last year committed to disarming the group, with the army saying last month it had completed the first phase of the plan covering the area near the Israeli border.
Israel, which accuses Hezbollah of rearming since the war, has called the Lebanese army’s progress on disarming the militant group insufficient.
