In this Thursday, March 26, 2020 photo, Palestinians play a board game in a deserted Old City in Jerusalem. As the coronavirus spreads across the Middle East, cherished traditions are coming to an abrupt halt: No more coffee shops where men gather to play cards and backgammon. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
March 28, 2020
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March 28, 2020 6:21 a.m.
With virus, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt
BAGHDAD (AP) — Under the sign “Take out only” and a tall bottle of antiseptic by his side, Mazin Hashim, 54, rearranged the coals heating a water pipe outside his famed cafe in Baghdad.