Saudi Arabia to Ease Lockdown With Local Travel, Mass Prayers

A highway sits empty in Riyadh, on May 24.

Photographer: Faisal Al-Nasser/AFP via Getty Images 

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Saudi Arabia plans to pare back its coronavirus lockdown restrictions this week as it seeks to revive an economy additionally hobbled by the collapse in oil prices.