RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has placed a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims in an attempt to ensure public safety by preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Most foreign pilgrims often visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah before or after the completion of their religious duties in Makkah, this has also been halted. It is one of a number of precautionary restrictions …

Address by His Excellency Gotabaya Rajapaksa, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka at the 72nd Independence Day celebrations Most Venerable Maha Sangha,Other Religious DignitariesHon. Prime MinisterHon. SpeakerHon. Chief JusticeHon. Ministers, Ministers of State and Members of ParliamentHon. GovernorsH. E. the Ambassadors and High CommissionersSecretary to the President and all State OfficialsChief of Defence Staff and Commander of …