Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to stay connected
Breadcrumb
The three-day Eid Al-Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan for the world's 1.8 billion Muslims. People usually celebrate by traveling, visiting family and gathering for lavish meals - all of which will be largely prohibited as authorities try to prevent new virus outbreaks.
The holiday will begin on Saturday or Sunday, depending on the sighting of the new moon, and the dawn-to-dusk fasting of Ramadan will come to an end.
Some countries, including Turkey, Iraq and Jordan, will impose round-the-clock curfews for the duration of the holiday. In Saudi Arabia - home to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina - people will only be allowed to leave their homes to buy food and medicine.
Read more here
|
He said in the past there would have been a funeral prayer after the midday and afternoon prayers but now the aim was to ensure a speedy burial, without even taking the body to the mosque.
And rituals are no longer allowed where people visit the family of the deceased to offer their condolences and where verses from the Koran are recited."A virus which could only be seen through a microscope has changed the world order, everything; customs, traditions and funeral ceremonies. It has changed even death," said Koc.
Read more here.A total of 16 companies are exporting reusable protective equipment to Spain, France, Italy and Germany.
Morocco has 73 units and cooperatives that manufacture washable, reusable masks.
The Moroccan Ministry of Industry told Spanish news agency EFE that the export of masks has slowly grown since 10 May and may continue to do so in the coming weeks.
Read more here.
The United Nations and Saudi Arabia will host a donor conference on June 2 in a bid to boost support for Yemen, which was already facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis before the pandemic struck.
"We are urging the donors to pledge generously, and those who have given an indication of pledges to actually pay early because the operation in Yemen is severely, severely underfunded," Jens Laerke, a spokesman for the UN's humanitarian agency OCHA, told a virtual press conference.
"We are heading towards a fiscal cliff," he warned.
"If we do not get the money coming in, the programmes that are keeping people alive and that are very much essential to fight back against Covid will have to close."
Read more here.