The announcement Wednesday came just before the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday.

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Al-Nimr's parents are expected to visit him on Friday on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha holiday.

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Mr Robow celebrated the recent festival of Eid al-Adha by hosting prayers in Mogadishu's cattle market.

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Both he and the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mustafa Amin, said the pyramid was closed for maintenance after the large number of visitors during the Eid al-Adha holiday last week.

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