Newly Expanded Areas of the Grand Mosque Opened for Worshippers
King Salman has approved opening completed sections of the King Abdullah expansion at the Grand Mosque, adding space for at least 500,000 more worshippers as Umrah demand rises.
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King Salman has approved opening completed sections of the King Abdullah expansion at the Grand Mosque, adding space for at least 500,000 more worshippers as Umrah demand rises.
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