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The Hajj cancellation for foreign pilgrims, imposed by the Saudi Arabian authorities in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, has disappointed Dagestani and Azerbaijani Muslims. However, many of them expressed hope that they would be able to make the pilgrimage next year.

Because of the threat of coronavirus infection, the managers of the "Tangim" Mosque in Makhachkala have urged women and children not to participate in the festive prayer; and there were fewer people praying on Eid al-Adha than in previous years. Law enforcers did not conduct their traditional Friday raid in the vicinity of the mosque.

Festive prayers on the occasion of Eid al-Adha were held in mosques in Chechnya under strict sanitary measures due to coronavirus. Some residents of the republic had to refuse from performing the rite of sacrifice, since after several months of self-isolation they have no money to buy meat.

A decrease in the percentage of positive cases of the coronavirus infection to the number of daily tests indicates a stabilization of the situation with the COVID-19 epidemic, Armenian experts announce.

Today, many of believers have come to the Juma Mosque for the festive prayer on the occasion of the holiday of Eid al-Adha. Despite the call voiced by the Muftiate, the believers wore no masks, Makhachkala residents noted. This year, some of the residents of Dagestan, whose incomes decreased because of the quarantine regime, refused to buy sacrificial cattle and go to visit their relatives and friends.

Holiday namazes (prayers) on the first day of the Sacrifice Holiday in mosques of Southern Russia were supposed to be held in compliance with sanitary security measures, but not all believers in Dagestan, Chechnya and the Stavropol Territory came there in medical masks and observed the social distance.

This year, due to the pandemic, the pilgrimage to the Muslim shrines in Saudi Arabia is taking place without believers from other countries, including from Northern Caucasus. The number of Hajj participants was reduced from 2.5 million to ten thousand.

The Akhmat Kadyrov Foundation has failed with its promise to distribute sheep for sacrifice on the Eid al-Adha holiday to all those in need, residents of Chechnya claim, pointing to the non-transparency of help distribution by the Foundation.

This year, residents of Chechnya have noted a significant decrease of the trade in sacrificial animals on the eve of Eid al-Adha (Kurban-Bairam) holiday. During collective prayers in mosques, it is prescribed to observe social distance and the mask regime, the Chechen Muftiate has stated.

Because the border is closed due to the pandemic, residents of Abkhazia cannot receive medical care in Russian hospitals; and some have lost their incomes and need authorities' support. This was stated by the participants of the rally held in the city of Gagra.

In South Ossetia, border guards prevented an attempt to cross the border committed by a Georgian group of secret-service agents, the KGB of South Ossetia reported. The South-Ossetian KGB suggests that the actions of the Georgian law enforcement bodies create a threat of direct clashes.

Employees of the public sector and law enforcement bodies continue to participate in actions of unity with the family of Ramzan Kadyrov, who fell under the US sanctions. People are forced to participate in those actions, which are being held throughout Chechnya, Instagram users suggest.