VIDEO: Worshippers pray in Masjid al-Haram as KSA drops social distancing

Muslims pray at the Masjid al-Haram in Saudi Arabia's city of Mecca on the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan, following the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions, including social distancing in public spaces, facilitating the arrival of Muslim pilgrims.

The starting date of the dawn-dusk fasting month of Ramadan is determined by both lunar calculations and physical sightings of a new moon.

Observant Muslims refrain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk, and traditionally gather with family and friends to break their fast in the evening.