Fri 24 April 2020: Dubai will allow shopping malls to partially open, and cafes and restaurants to resume operations during limited hours with a maximum capacity of 30 percent, according to Dubai Media Office. Restaurants will be able to operate, but will not be allowed to serve shisha or buffets, according to a statement released […]
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Fri 24 April 2020: Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has urged farmers in the predominately Muslim country not to fast during the holy month of Ramadan so they can stay healthy and work the fields. The Central Asian nation claims not to have any coronavirus infections, but Rahmon said on April 23 that fasting makes people […]
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Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. Fri 24 April 2020: More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the month, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, and having marital relations from dawn until sunset. They also try to avoid evil thoughts and deeds. Ramadan is sacred to Muslims because tradition says the Quran […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday lashed out at the BJP alleging that the party is spreading communal virus in the society when the need is to take coronavirus unitedly, while she applauded the success story of fighting Covid-19. “When we should be tackling the coronavirus unitedly, the BJP continues […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: The decision to remove the barriers came as the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted on Thursday night in Saudi Arabia, meaning that the holy month officially begins on Friday in the Kingdom and across much of the Islamic world. The President of the General Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: US President Donald Trump on Thursday wished Muslims across the nation and the world “Ramadan Mubarak,” or a blessed Ramadan, saying he prays for those observing the holy month. “Over the past months, we have seen how important the power of prayer can be during challenging times. Today, as the holy […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Stateless Rohingya refugees who have fled Myanmar by boat face a “dire, and in many cases fatal predicament” at sea, and countries in the region should allow them to disembark on humanitarian grounds despite the coronavirus health crisis, the United Nations refugee agency has said. Indrika Ratwatte, director of the UNHCR […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Some countries have started using antibodies from the blood of those who have recovered to treat new patients. As the coronavirus pandemic claims more lives across the globe, the search is on to find an effective vaccine for the disease. But while scientists say that could take up to 18 months, there is an […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Iraq is in dire need of new domestic violence legislation after the suspicious death of a 20-year-old woman in Najaf, Human Rights Watch has said. The New York-based rights organisation has urged lawmakers to act amid the coronavirus pandemic as lockdown measures lead to rising rates of domestic abuse worldwide. The fresh call for domestic violence protections comes after the death of a 20-year-old […]
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Thu 23 April 2020: Russia confirmed 4,772 additional cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, slightly down compared to the figures of the last few days. Overall 62,773 people have contracted the virus, which has spread to all 85 regions in the country, an emergency team spearheading the fight against the outbreak said in a […]
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