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Kuwait eases curfew, allows mosque prayers for Eid al-Adha holiday

Many countries in the region are implementing guidelines for the upcoming Muslim religious holiday.

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Muslim worshippers, distanced safely from each other and clad in face masks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, perform the Friday prayers at a mosque in Kuwait City on July 17, 2020. — YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images

Kuwait announced today an easing of its curfew and permission for mosques to remain open during the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday.

Starting on July 28, Kuwait’s nationwide ban on movement will be 9 p.m. to 3 a.m., the Center for Government Communication said in an announcement today. The current curfew is 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

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