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Over Five Million Muslims Perform Prayers at Prophet's Mosque Last Week

The authority also distributed 143,303 Iftar meals at designated areas for fasting individuals within the Prophet's Mosque - SPA
The authority also distributed 143,303 Iftar meals at designated areas for fasting individuals within the Prophet's Mosque - SPA
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Over Five Million Muslims Perform Prayers at Prophet's Mosque Last Week

The authority also distributed 143,303 Iftar meals at designated areas for fasting individuals within the Prophet's Mosque - SPA
The authority also distributed 143,303 Iftar meals at designated areas for fasting individuals within the Prophet's Mosque - SPA

The Saudi General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet's Mosque said that the Prophet's Mosque received 5,201,876 Muslims last week amid integrated and high-quality services, allowing crowds to perform their prayers smoothly and efficiently, SPA reported.
The authority-issued statistics showed that 515,800 visited the Prophet's Mosque, and 261,272 visitors performed prayers in the Holy Rawdah according to organizational procedures that control the movement of the crowds and schedule times for optional prayers for men and women.

The statistics also showed that 66,994 people benefited from translation services.
Field services included extensive sanitation efforts, with 24,303 liters of disinfectant utilized.

Additionally, 1,505 tons of Zamzam water were provided, and 174 samples were collected for testing and analysis.

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EU Countries Take 1st Step to Weaken Protected Status of Wolves

A young wolf stands in the enclosure of the Falkenstein National Park Center. Armin Weigel/dpa
A young wolf stands in the enclosure of the Falkenstein National Park Center. Armin Weigel/dpa
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EU Countries Take 1st Step to Weaken Protected Status of Wolves

A young wolf stands in the enclosure of the Falkenstein National Park Center. Armin Weigel/dpa
A young wolf stands in the enclosure of the Falkenstein National Park Center. Armin Weigel/dpa

Safeguards to protect wolves in the European Union could be weakened in future after member states agreed on Wednesday on the first steps towards easing these measures.

Weakening the protection of wolves aims to facilitate the culling of those deemed a threat to livestock.

Until now, wolves have been highly protected in Europe. In some regions, however, people question whether the status quo is still justified as the number of wolves is growing, dpa reported.

The wolf's protection in the EU is tied to the 1979 Bern Convention, the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats.

EU ambassadors in Brussels agreed to propose a change to the body in charge of the wildlife protection treaty, EU diplomats told dpa.

Amending the Bern Convention is a first step which could pave the way for the European Commission to propose EU legislation to change the protected status of the wolf at a later stage.

The wolf's comeback in Europe is highly controversial.

Currently, wolves receive strict protection status under EU law with provisions allowing for local authorities to take action, including shooting wolves in case of conflicts with rural communities and farmers.

While some EU countries, including Germany and France, are in favor of easier culling, nature conservation groups campaign for different approaches, like better herd surveillance, night confinement and more guard dogs.

Having been extinct in large parts of Europe until the 1960s, there are currently around 19,000 wolves in the EU, according to conservationists.