Egypt said it will allow Friday prayers in major mosques starting 28 August under strict preventive measures, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced in a press conference on Wednesday. Madbouly said the same preventive measures would continue to be implemented in daily prayers, with the weekly prayer's sermon set at only ten minutes. Community centres as well as condolence and wedding halls attached to places of worship will remain shut nationwide. Mosques were allowed to reopen for daily prayers at end June as the country relaxed partial lockdown measures introduced since March, including abolishing a nighttime curfrew and opening restaurants and cafes at a reduced occupancy to aid a sector heavily hit by the pandemic. More to follow