• People take photos of cherry blossom in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP
    People take photos of cherry blossom in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP
  • A worker monitors the production line for Taeha brand cakes at the Unha Taesong Foodstuff factory in Pyongyang, North Korea. AFP
    A worker monitors the production line for Taeha brand cakes at the Unha Taesong Foodstuff factory in Pyongyang, North Korea. AFP
  • Empty oxygen cylinders lie in a line as people wait for a shop to open so they can refill them, in the Villa El Salvador neighborhood in Lima, Peru. The country has a shortage of medical oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients. AP Photo
    Empty oxygen cylinders lie in a line as people wait for a shop to open so they can refill them, in the Villa El Salvador neighborhood in Lima, Peru. The country has a shortage of medical oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients. AP Photo
  • Musicians perform at the International Kimbanguist Church headquarters in Nkamba, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at an event marking the church's 100th anniversary. AFP
    Musicians perform at the International Kimbanguist Church headquarters in Nkamba, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, at an event marking the church's 100th anniversary. AFP
  • Visitors walk from the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem, on the eve of ceremonies marking Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day. AFP
    Visitors walk from the Hall of Names at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem, on the eve of ceremonies marking Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day. AFP
  • Muslim devotees wash the floor of the Jamia Mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, ahead of Ramadan, following new government restrictions to contain the spread of Covid-19. AFP
    Muslim devotees wash the floor of the Jamia Mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, ahead of Ramadan, following new government restrictions to contain the spread of Covid-19. AFP
  • Residents battle a fire in Baglung, about 275 kilometres west of Kathmandu in Nepal. AFP
    Residents battle a fire in Baglung, about 275 kilometres west of Kathmandu in Nepal. AFP
  • A man is overcome with grief after a relative was found dead following flash floods triggered by a cyclone in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. Reuters
    A man is overcome with grief after a relative was found dead following flash floods triggered by a cyclone in East Flores, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A group of men sit and chat in Kathmandu, Nepal. Kathmandu Valley has been experiencing record high levels of pollution in recent days. EPA
    A group of men sit and chat in Kathmandu, Nepal. Kathmandu Valley has been experiencing record high levels of pollution in recent days. EPA

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From cherry blossoms in China to musicians in Nkamba - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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April 07, 2021

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Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais

Position: legal consultant with Al Rowaad Advocates and Legal Consultants.

Men from Barca's class of 99

Crystal Palace - Frank de Boer

Everton - Ronald Koeman

Manchester City - Pep Guardiola

Manchester United - Jose Mourinho

Southampton - Mauricio Pellegrino

MATCH INFO

Rugby World Cup (all times UAE)

Final: England v South Africa, Saturday, 1pm

Zakat definitions

Zakat: an Arabic word meaning ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’.

Nisab: the minimum amount that a Muslim must have before being obliged to pay zakat. Traditionally, the nisab threshold was 87.48 grams of gold, or 612.36 grams of silver. The monetary value of the nisab therefore varies by current prices and currencies.

Zakat Al Mal: the ‘cleansing’ of wealth, as one of the five pillars of Islam; a spiritual duty for all Muslims meeting the ‘nisab’ wealth criteria in a lunar year, to pay 2.5 per cent of their wealth in alms to the deserving and needy.

Zakat Al Fitr: a donation to charity given during Ramadan, before Eid Al Fitr, in the form of food. Every adult Muslim who possesses food in excess of the needs of themselves and their family must pay two qadahs (an old measure just over 2 kilograms) of flour, wheat, barley or rice from each person in a household, as a minimum.

Kareem Shaheen on Canada
Without Remorse

Directed by: Stefano Sollima

Starring: Michael B Jordan

4/5

GAC GS8 Specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo

Power: 248hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 400Nm at 1,750-4,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 9.1L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh149,900

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Power 625hp at 6,000rpm

Torque 750Nm from 1,800-5,800rpm

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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere

Director: Scott Cooper

Starring: Jeremy Allen White, Odessa Young, Jeremy Strong

Rating: 4/5

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