Ramadan
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Society
Bahrain extends COVID-19 circuit breaker to Ramadan
By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Bahrain’s circuit breaker to choke off the spread of the coronavirus will be extended to Ramadan, the holy month associated with extra piety and devoutness as well as large family and social gatherings, while existing measures will be reinforced. Preventive measures announced by the Government Executive…
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Ramadan features in Grand Mosques suspended, restricted as world combats COVID-19
By Nasir Yousoff Contributor to AsiaN Makkah: Taraweeh, the prayers performed by Muslims after Isha (evening) prayers in Ramadan, will be limited to the imam and a group of worshippers in the holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has…
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No Ramadan bazaars in several states across Malaysia this year
KOTA KINABALU: The government of Sabah, the second largest of the 13 states of Malaysia, will not hold the traditional Ramadan bazaars this year in additional efforts to curb the COVID-19 outbreak. It is likely to join several other Malaysian states, including Kedah, Selangor, Terengganu and Melaka,that earlier this week have…
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