Al- Aqsa Mosque Reopened After Lockdown in Jerusalem
Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem— the third-holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia — revived on Sunday in the wake of being shut for over two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. An AFP writer said admirers in defensive veils were permitted to enter the compound in the early hours, in front of the primary petitions of the day. Singing “God is most prominent, we will ensure Al-Aqsa with our spirit and blood”, the gathering was invited by the mosque’s…