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Muslims can offer Taraweeh prayers at home during the holy month of Ramadan, like the five daily obligatory prayers, the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department (IACAD) of the Dubai Government announced on Friday. The department, in a statement, said that prayers should be done at homes as mosques are closed as part of the county’s efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Taraweeh prayers – the teaching of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) during Ramadan – can be performed at homes and the heavenly rewards will remain the same as while praying at mosques, clarified the IACAD. Muslims who pray…

KHK Heroes call on the nation for a united cause, helping those most vulnerable during the Coronavirus Pandemic but were not expecting the call to be answered beyond international waters. KHK Heroes is calling on Bahrain to make donations, volunteer time to KHK Heroes or take up the challenge to post a video online and nominate someone to pay it forward. His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa directs KHK Heroes Board of Directors to initiate campaigns to support the vision HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander, and First Deputy Premier and…

Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh, the highest religious authority in the country, said that Muslim prayers during Ramadan and for the subsequent Eid al-Fitr feast should be performed at home if the coronavirus outbreak continues, Saudi’s Okaz newspaper reported on Friday. “Ramadan’s Taraweeh (evening) prayer can be performed at home if it cannot be performed at mosques due to the preventive measures taken to fight the spread of coronavirus,” he said in response to a question, adding that the same applies for Eid prayers, according to the paper. The holy fasting month of Ramadan begins next week.…

Norman Hunter, the former Leeds United footballer who was part of the winning England 1966 World Cup squad, has died at the age of 76 from the coronavirus. Leeds United confirmed his death in a statement on Friday and said the club was “devastated” by the news. “Norman was taken to hospital last week after being diagnosed with COVID-19 and despite continuing to battle and the best efforts of NHS (National Health Service) staff, he sadly lost his fight earlier this morning,” said the club. A seminal figure in English football history, Hunter earned the nickname “Bites Yer Legs” on account of his reputation as…

Saudi Arabia has reported 762 new cases of COVID-19 and 59 recoveries in the country on Friday. This has brought the total number of cases to 7,142 and 1,049 recoveries. According to a tweet on the Saudi Ministry of Health’s official Twitter account, four more people have died in the country, taking the death toll to 87. https://twitter.com/SaudiMOH/status/1251128215038504960?s=20

The Centre on Friday informed the Kerala High Court that there was no immediate plan to bring back the Indian citizens stranded in the Gulf countries due to the novel coronavirus outbreak and that the expatriates had been granted visa extension. The counsel for the central government made the submission before a division bench comprising justices Rajavijayaraghavan and T R Ravi during the hearing of a plea seeking a direction to bring back Indians stranded in the UAE. Permission of the Gulf countries was required to send medical teams there to carry out medical examination of the stranded Indians, the…

Forty new cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Bahrain today. Only two of these cases involve migrant workers, while 10 are among individuals who have come in contact with positive cases and 22 tested positive after arriving from Iran as part of the government’s evacuation plan. Bahrain tested a total of 79564 until now. There are 1008 active cases. These include 1005 stable cases and 3 critical cases. 725 people have been discharged. Only 7 deaths have been reported until now. The Ministry of Health announced the death of a 60-year-old Bahraini citizen on 14th April, who has underlying chronic…

The recovery of 22 people and 40 new cases of COVID-19 have been registered in Bahrain today. Only two of these cases involve migrant workers, while 10 are among individuals who have come in contact with positive cases and 22 tested positive after arriving from Iran as part of the government’s evacuation plan. Bahrain tested a total of 79564 until now. There are 1008 active cases. These include 1005 stable cases and 3 critical cases. 725 people have been discharged. Only 7 deaths have been reported until now. The Ministry of Health announced the death of a 60-year-old Bahraini citizen on 14th…

What is COVID-19? It is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it a pandemic. What are the symptoms this coronavirus causes? According to the WHO, the most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness and a dry cough. Some patients may also have a runny nose, sore throat, nasal congestion and aches, and pains or diarrhoea. Some people report losing their sense of taste and/or smell. About 80% of people who get COVID-19 experience a mild case – about as serious as a regular cold…

According to the latest statistics, 97.5 percent have so far access to e-lessons on the ministry’s educational portal. Special Education Director Khalid Al-Saidi said that the online lessons have so far benefited 9, 545 special education students, adding that efforts are underway to ensure the others have access to the portal. “49 autistic and 10 hearing-impaired students integrated at mainstream classes have a marked use of the portal”, he said, adding that other categories of special education students are also benefiting from the initiative. The directorate has also reached out with cancer and sickle cell students who are at public…