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A police officer wears a face mask to prevent contracting coronavirus, as Muslim pilgrims pray at Kaaba in the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Feb. 27, 2020.

Saudi Arabia imposes travel ban to Mecca over coronavirus

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Sheikh Yasir Qadhi, a Muslim theologist in Dallas, Texas, was planning to visit Saudi Arabia. He spoke with our host, Marco Werman, about the travel ban over COVID-19 fears.

A damaged car is seen after a blast near the U.S. consulate in Saudi Arabia's second city of Jeddah on Monday, July 4, 2016. On the same days, suicide bombers struck in the eastern Saudi city of Qatif and in the holy city of Medina.

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