Saudi Arabia has temporarily suspended Umrah pilgrimage for citizens and residents living in the Kingdom.
This comes following concerns over COVID-19.
According to Saudi's Ministry of Interior, the preventative decision is part of the country's efforts to limit the spread of the virus.
Trump says new deal with Iran will be better than old one
President Donald Trump said on Monday he believed a nuclear deal the US is currently negotiating with Iran will be better than a 2015 international agreement to curb Tehran's nuclear programme.
Gunman kills one, wounds 13 at Mexico’s Teotihuacan pyramids
A gunman shot one dead as he opened fire at Mexico's Teotihuacan pyramids on Monday before taking his own life, authorities said, in a rare attack at a major tourist attraction.
Iran says no decision yet on joining peace talks
Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a US blockade of Iran's ports, a major hurdle for Iran to rejoin peace efforts.
Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza, say health officials
Israeli strikes have killed at least five Palestinians in separate incidents in the Gaza Strip on Monday, Palestinian health officials said, while fighters from Hamas clashed with gunmen from an Israeli-backed militia, witnesses said.
Kyiv shooting death toll rises to seven, prosecutor general says
A man hit in a Kyiv shooting on Saturday has died in hospital, bringing to toll of those killed in the incident to seven, Prosecutor General Ruslan Kravchenko said on Monday.
