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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><atom:link href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AQYXOeCByjY/donna-abunasr.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Berlin’s New Fleet of Electric Buses Can’t Come Fast Enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the German capital struggles to meet its climate goals and deal with an energy crunch, it’s quickly expanding a battery-powered overhaul of its public transit fleet. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-02/to-combat-carbon-berlin-bets-on-battery-powered-buses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-02/to-combat-carbon-berlin-bets-on-battery-powered-buses</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2022 04:00:08 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inLfLhUS9qro/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/inLfLhUS9qro/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Dutch manufacturer Ebusco new e-bus Michael Kappeler/dpa (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mission to Rescue Beirut’s Cultural Heritage From Rubble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years after a huge explosion devastated the port area, architects are trying to ensure the city doesn’t lose the symbols of its heyday. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-05/the-mission-to-rescue-beirut-s-cultural-heritage-two-years-after-port-explosion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-05/the-mission-to-rescue-beirut-s-cultural-heritage-two-years-after-port-explosion</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 04:00:28 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQo.HD8xbKyo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iQo.HD8xbKyo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Scaffolding on the south facacde of the Beit Kassar heritage building in Beirut, Lebanon.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Museum Seeking to Unlock a War-Hit Nation’s Mineral Wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yemen once had a nascent stone industry and remains a trove of resources. One curator wants to make sure people know that.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-18/the-museum-of-yemen-s-untapped-gold-silver-and-marble</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-18/the-museum-of-yemen-s-untapped-gold-silver-and-marble</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2022 04:00:35 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ichKYSU75gmA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ichKYSU75gmA/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Sanaa skyline with traditional mud-brick buildings, Sanaa, Sanaa Governorate, Yemen, Middle East.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Architect Searches for Lost Identity in a City Ravaged by War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Omar Degan wants to transform the way the Somali capital of Mogadishu rebuilds by tapping into the country’s cultural heritage.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-02-18/the-architect-bringing-sustainable-designs-to-somalia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-02-18/the-architect-bringing-sustainable-designs-to-somalia</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 05:00:25 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iTCbgGplvvFo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iTCbgGplvvFo/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>The historical center of Mogadishu known as Hamarweyne.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Cairo’s Revival Blends Ancient Egypt With Modern Tastes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Egypt’s capital is tapping into its cultural heritage as part of the city’s biggest makeover in decades.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-01-21/belly-dancers-and-ancient-mummies-join-cairo-s-revival</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-01-21/belly-dancers-and-ancient-mummies-join-cairo-s-revival</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 05:00:11 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imdE_9I6z9.w/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/imdE_9I6z9.w/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>CAIRO, EGYPT - APRIL 04: Visitors take photos of a screening about the royal mummies inside the museum on April 04, 2021 in Cairo, Egypt. The new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization opened it&apos;s doors ahead of launching the display of 22 royal mummies that were transported to the museum after The Pharaohs&apos; Golden Parade, a multimillion-dollar spectacle, which saw the convey of mummies moved in specially designed vehicles through the streets of Cairo from the Egyptian Museum near Tahrir Square to their new home at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC). The mummies will go on display to the public on April 18, 2021. (Photo by Jonathan Rashad/Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Mideast Rivalries Cool, Leverage Begins to Shift]]></title><description><![CDATA[Closer relations are upending the region’s politics.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-11/middle-east-rivalries-cool-as-the-region-s-political-and-economic-outlook-shifts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-11/middle-east-rivalries-cool-as-the-region-s-political-and-economic-outlook-shifts</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2022 05:01:33 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDfGssPx7AG8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iDfGssPx7AG8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christmas Tiptoes Into Saudi Arabia With Trees and Mariah Carey]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s a little more festive cheer in Riyadh nowadays, but you still have to know where to look.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/christmas-comes-to-saudi-arabia-with-trees-decorations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/christmas-comes-to-saudi-arabia-with-trees-decorations</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:01:11 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYZZHB0iWPqA/v179/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iYZZHB0iWPqA/v179/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gloria Gaynor Sings ‘I Will Survive’ as Guest of Saudi Crown Prince MBS]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-26/gloria-gaynor-upstages-finance-chiefs-as-saudi-prince-s-guest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-26/gloria-gaynor-upstages-finance-chiefs-as-saudi-prince-s-guest</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:52:42 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivJZ6T7aMHTU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/ivJZ6T7aMHTU/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Gloria Gaynor performs during the opening ceremony of the annual Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh on October 26, 2021. </media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merkel’s Legacy Comes to Life on Berlin’s ‘Arab Street’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Refugees from Syria have changed the cultural makeup of Germany’s capital in a way not seen since the 1960s.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-18/berlin-s-arab-street-shows-merkel-immigration-legacy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-09-18/berlin-s-arab-street-shows-merkel-immigration-legacy</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2021 07:00:21 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iXc9S_IQIjhs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iXc9S_IQIjhs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Sonnenallee, known locally as &quot;Arab Street&quot; in Berlin.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violence Against Women Puts Turkey in an Uncomfortable Spotlight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention has increased concern about safety and female participation in the economy.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-08/turkey-leaves-istanbul-convention-putting-violence-against-women-in-spotlight</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-08/turkey-leaves-istanbul-convention-putting-violence-against-women-in-spotlight</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 04:01:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJCFNZrrLUu0/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJCFNZrrLUu0/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A protest in Istanbul on July 1 against Turkey’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s Social Revolution Arrives at Riyadh Dining Tables]]></title><description><![CDATA[Restaurants serving sushi, mocktails and even babka are becoming more commonplace in the Saudi capital.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-11/a-new-saudi-food-scene-where-women-are-allowed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-11/a-new-saudi-food-scene-where-women-are-allowed</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:00:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAPqyu2eFIPs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iAPqyu2eFIPs/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>David Burke flaming beef bacon in his kitchen at the Front, Riyadh.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Religious Revolution Is Testing New Ground]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-07-15/saudi-religious-revolution-is-testing-new-ground</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-07-15/saudi-religious-revolution-is-testing-new-ground</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 10:06:34 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCpQ.HM6RGRQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCpQ.HM6RGRQ/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A trainee wheels a new tire into position as she learns to change a punctured tire at the Saudi Aramco driving school for women at the headquarters of the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. As Saudi Arabia joins every other country in the world in allowing women to drive on June 24, oil giant Saudi Aramco has set up a facility to train thousands of employees and their female dependents the ins and outs. Photographer: Mohammed Al-Nemer/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Shuns Hardline Fatwas in Slow Religious Revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of changes ordered by the crown prince move the kingdom away from theocracy, risking a conservative backlash. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-15/saudi-arabia-chips-away-at-islamic-establishment-in-shift-to-autocracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-15/saudi-arabia-chips-away-at-islamic-establishment-in-shift-to-autocracy</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:01:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOW7GoTrgK0E/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iOW7GoTrgK0E/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description/></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oman Leader’s Rare Saudi Arabia Visit Shows Region’s Shifts]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-11/rare-visit-by-omani-leader-to-saudi-arabia-shows-region-s-shifts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-11/rare-visit-by-omani-leader-to-saudi-arabia-shows-region-s-shifts</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2021 10:36:19 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yemen Had the World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis. Then Covid Came]]></title><description><![CDATA[Masks and social distancing are scarce in the port city of Aden, where many see Covid-19 as less of a threat than cholera or typhoid.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-03/yemen-covid-surge-threatens-to-worsen-country-s-humanitarian-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-03/yemen-covid-surge-threatens-to-worsen-country-s-humanitarian-crisis</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2021 04:01:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUK5c9iqg3ss/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iUK5c9iqg3ss/v2/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A street in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 5.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Crown Prince’s Past Makes His Vision a Tough Sell Abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[His plan to open up the economy to the world may be jeopardized by his reputation.]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-08/mohammed-bin-salman-s-reputation-taints-plan-to-open-saudi-arabia-s-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-08/mohammed-bin-salman-s-reputation-taints-plan-to-open-saudi-arabia-s-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2021 04:01:16 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/in86Qbhdfct8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/in86Qbhdfct8/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Prince Mohammed Photographer: Valery Sharifulin/Tass/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Firms to Cut Dividends For Prince’s $1.3 Trillion Plan]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-30/saudi-plans-trillions-in-new-investments-to-boost-private-sector</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-30/saudi-plans-trillions-in-new-investments-to-boost-private-sector</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2021 17:12:30 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVtxx5BwYcUw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iVtxx5BwYcUw/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Saudi Arabia&apos;s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting during the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ahmed Zaki Yamani, Who Helped Lead 1973 Oil Embargo, Dies]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-23/former-saudi-oil-minister-ahmed-yamani-has-died-ekhbariya-says</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-23/former-saudi-oil-minister-ahmed-yamani-has-died-ekhbariya-says</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Anthony Di Paola]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:32:07 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itxEDj6u4qZM/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/itxEDj6u4qZM/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>UNITED STATES - DECEMBER</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Seeks to End Arbitrary Justice to Win Investors]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-09/saudi-arabia-plans-judicial-overhaul-to-smooth-way-for-investors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-09/saudi-arabia-plans-judicial-overhaul-to-smooth-way-for-investors</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivian Nereim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:13:39 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJMzbXGYjW6w/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iJMzbXGYjW6w/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Saudi Arabia&apos;s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with the US secretary of state in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 18, 2019. - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced strikes on Saudi Arabia&apos;s oil infrastructure as an &quot;act of war&quot;, as Riyadh unveiled new evidence it said showed the assault was &quot;unquestionably&quot; sponsored by arch-foe Iran. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia Redefines Role as World’s Defender of Muslims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is promoting more secular national interests at a critical juncture for the kingdom. ]]></description><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-21/saudi-arabia-redefines-role-as-world-s-defender-of-muslims</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-21/saudi-arabia-redefines-role-as-world-s-defender-of-muslims</guid><category><![CDATA[world]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donna Abu-Nasr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2021 05:00:15 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCxoaVl7Q.Vc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iCxoaVl7Q.Vc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Muslim pilgrims wear masks at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia&apos;s holy city of Mecca on February 28, 2020. - Saudi Arabia suspended visas for visits to Islam&apos;s holiest sites for the &quot;umrah&quot; pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that raises questions over the annual hajj. The kingdom, which hosts millions of pilgrims every year in the cities of Mecca and Medina, also suspended visas for tourists from countries with reported infections as fears of a pandemic deepen. (Photo by Abdel Ghani BASHIR / AFP) (Photo by ABDEL GHANI BASHIR/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description></media:content></item></channel></rss>