• Against a backdrop of the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, men wearing masks to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak perform an Eid Al Fitr prayer to mark the end of Ramadan in the UAE. AP Photo
    Against a backdrop of the world's tallest building, Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, men wearing masks to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak perform an Eid Al Fitr prayer to mark the end of Ramadan in the UAE. AP Photo
  • A worshipper at the Eid musallah in the Nad Al Hammar district of Dubai. EPA
    A worshipper at the Eid musallah in the Nad Al Hammar district of Dubai. EPA
  • Mask-wearing worshippers after Eid Al Fitr prayers at Al Mirabi Mosque in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
    Mask-wearing worshippers after Eid Al Fitr prayers at Al Mirabi Mosque in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
  • Masks and physical distancing evident as Muslims perform an Eid Al Fitr prayer marking the end of Ramadan in Jeddah. AP Photo
    Masks and physical distancing evident as Muslims perform an Eid Al Fitr prayer marking the end of Ramadan in Jeddah. AP Photo
  • The UAE authorities allowed communal Eid prayers again this year with a strict policy of social distancing. Here worshippers prepare to pray at the Umm Suquim Eid prayer grounds. Antonie Robertson / The National
    The UAE authorities allowed communal Eid prayers again this year with a strict policy of social distancing. Here worshippers prepare to pray at the Umm Suquim Eid prayer grounds. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Worshippers attend the Eid prayer sermon given by the Imam at the Umm Suquim Eid prayer grounds in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Worshippers attend the Eid prayer sermon given by the Imam at the Umm Suquim Eid prayer grounds in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Muslims attend Eid Al Fitr prayers at the Umm Suquim Eid prayer grounds in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Muslims attend Eid Al Fitr prayers at the Umm Suquim Eid prayer grounds in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Worshippers at the Nad Al Hammar Eid musallah in the Gulf of emirate of Dubai. EPA
    Worshippers at the Nad Al Hammar Eid musallah in the Gulf of emirate of Dubai. EPA
  • Preparing for prayer time at Nad Al Hammar Eid musallah in Dubai. EPA
    Preparing for prayer time at Nad Al Hammar Eid musallah in Dubai. EPA
  • Muslims arrive at the prayer grounds at Nad Al Hammar in Dubai for Eid prayers. EPA
    Muslims arrive at the prayer grounds at Nad Al Hammar in Dubai for Eid prayers. EPA
  • Emirate cleric Aref Sheikh leads the Eid Al Fitr prayer at Nad Al Hammar Eid musallah in Dubai. EPA
    Emirate cleric Aref Sheikh leads the Eid Al Fitr prayer at Nad Al Hammar Eid musallah in Dubai. EPA
  • An Emirati schoolboy attends the Eid Al Fitr prayer at Nad Al Hammar in Dubai. EPA
    An Emirati schoolboy attends the Eid Al Fitr prayer at Nad Al Hammar in Dubai. EPA
  • Muslims leave the Eid musallah in Nad Al Hammar, Dubai, after prayers. EPA
    Muslims leave the Eid musallah in Nad Al Hammar, Dubai, after prayers. EPA
  • Yemenis greet each other after performing Eid Al-Fitr prayers at a square on the first day of Eid Al Fitr celebrations in Sanaa. EPA
    Yemenis greet each other after performing Eid Al-Fitr prayers at a square on the first day of Eid Al Fitr celebrations in Sanaa. EPA
  • A child passes people at pray for Eid Al Fitr in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    A child passes people at pray for Eid Al Fitr in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • A pro-Houthi soldier keeps watch as worshippers attend Eid Al Fitr prayers in Sanaa. EPA
    A pro-Houthi soldier keeps watch as worshippers attend Eid Al Fitr prayers in Sanaa. EPA
  • Worshippers at Eid Al Fitr prayers in a square in Houthi-controlled Sanaa. EPA
    Worshippers at Eid Al Fitr prayers in a square in Houthi-controlled Sanaa. EPA
  • A Yemeni child joins worshippers in Sanaa, Yemen for Eid prayers. EPA
    A Yemeni child joins worshippers in Sanaa, Yemen for Eid prayers. EPA
  • Yemeni men and boys attend Eid prayers in Sanaa. EPA
    Yemeni men and boys attend Eid prayers in Sanaa. EPA
  • Dubai Police fire the Eid Al Fitr cannon to mark end of Ramadan at the Burj Khalifa. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Dubai Police fire the Eid Al Fitr cannon to mark end of Ramadan at the Burj Khalifa. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Gulf states celebrate Eid Al Fitr - in pictures


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