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Saudi Arabia halts travel to Mecca, Medina over coronavirus
Al Jazeera ^
| February 27, 2020
Posted on 02/27/2020 5:20:48 PM PST by rdl6989
Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over coronavirus fears just months ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, as the Middle East recorded more than 220 confirmed cases.
The extraordinary decision by Saudi Arabia prevents foreigners from reaching the holy city of Mecca and the Kaaba, the cube-shaped structure the world's 1.8 billion Muslims pray towards five times a day. It also said travel was suspended to Prophet Muhammad's mosque in Medina
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TOPICS: Extended News
KEYWORDS: 2bad; hajj; mecca
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"It is unprecedented, at least in recent times..."
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:20:48 PM PST
by
rdl6989
To: rdl6989
I’ll cancel our reservations.
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:21:33 PM PST
by
dp0622
(Radicals, racists Don't point finger at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to makne ends meet)
To: null and void; Tilted Irish Kilt
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:22:01 PM PST
by
rdl6989
To: SunkenCiv
Ping. You may be interested.
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:22:35 PM PST
by
rdl6989
To: dp0622
Damn dude....you could have told me first.
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:24:36 PM PST
by
Osage Orange
(Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
To: rdl6989
You mean Allah’s moon rock won’t save them?
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:26:25 PM PST
by
Kriggerel
("All great truths are hard and bitter, but lies... are sweeter than wild honey" (Ragnar Redbeard))
To: rdl6989
If the administration had barred travel to Saudi the left would be screaming racism.
To: rdl6989
How ironic since today Saudi Arabia had a WWE event(Super Showdown) so that was OK with them
To: rdl6989
Guess we save the nuke for next year.
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:29:58 PM PST
by
Reno89519
(No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
To: rdl6989
(from the article):" The extraordinary decision by Saudi Arabia prevents foreigners from reaching the holy city of Mecca and the Kaaba,..."
The Saudi are preventing travel and thus denying the religious Islamists to meet with the great Mahdi and Mohammad.
Better luck next year for the Haij.
To: rdl6989; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; Global2010; ...
"It is unprecedented, at least in recent times..." Naaahhhh, they do this every time there's an outbreak of just a cold...
Bring Out Your Dead
Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.
The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.
So far the false positive rate is 100%.
At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.
*sigh* Such is life, and death...
If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:39:52 PM PST
by
null and void
(By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
To: colorado tanker
If the administration had barred travel to Saudi the left would be screaming racism.Saudi Arabia is not an OPEN country. One needs a visa to get IN and a visa to get OUT. There are no tourist visas...business visas yes and Hajj visas, yes, but people can't just fly into the Kingdom for a visit.
Their annual hajj is based on their lunar calendar so they have already figured out when to close the country.
Our administration knows all this, I'm sure.
To: rdl6989
I guess Inshallah don’t work so well after all...
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:42:42 PM PST
by
Redcitizen
(Nobody needs a 10 round magazine. You need a 30 round magazine.)
To: null and void
JustTheFlu™ 🙄
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:46:50 PM PST
by
Jane Long
(Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.cuase)
To: rdl6989
No sneezing on the Kaaba!
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posted on
02/27/2020 5:57:06 PM PST
by
RightGeek
(FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
To: rdl6989
Sounds like they’re ahead of us. I just checked and can still book a round trip to China next month.
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posted on
02/27/2020 6:16:34 PM PST
by
BobL
(If some people here don't want to prep for Coronavirus, they can explain it to their families)
To: rdl6989
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posted on
02/27/2020 6:59:44 PM PST
by
Slainte
To: Osage Orange
lol
We’ll go next year :)
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posted on
02/27/2020 7:06:33 PM PST
by
dp0622
(Radicals, racists Don't point finger at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to makne ends meet)
To: RightGeek
“No sneezing on the Kaaba!“
From Wiki: “ Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba as a part of the tawaf ritual during the hajj and many try to stop and kiss the Black Stone....”
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posted on
02/27/2020 7:24:01 PM PST
by
VanShuyten
("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals.")
To: rdl6989
🎶 It’s Time to drop the bombs between the minarets...🎵
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posted on
02/27/2020 8:42:32 PM PST
by
Redcitizen
(Nobody needs a 10 round magazine. You need a 30 round magazine.)
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