• An elderly Palestinian woman reads the Quran at her window overlooking the Manara clock tower and Al Nasr Mosque in the old town of the West Bank city of Nablus. AFP
    An elderly Palestinian woman reads the Quran at her window overlooking the Manara clock tower and Al Nasr Mosque in the old town of the West Bank city of Nablus. AFP
  • Displaced Syrians wait for their order of sweets at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
    Displaced Syrians wait for their order of sweets at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
  • Niina Kaydee adjusts daughter Amelia's prayer clothing ahead of afternoon asr prayer at their home in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    Niina Kaydee adjusts daughter Amelia's prayer clothing ahead of afternoon asr prayer at their home in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
  • Jamil Kaydee, Niina Kaydee and daughter Amelia during afternoon asr prayer at their home in Sydney, Australia. Niina Kaydee believes this Ramadan to be the most peaceful and calm one that she's ever experienced. Getty Images
    Jamil Kaydee, Niina Kaydee and daughter Amelia during afternoon asr prayer at their home in Sydney, Australia. Niina Kaydee believes this Ramadan to be the most peaceful and calm one that she's ever experienced. Getty Images
  • An Internally displaced Afghan girl reacts as she reads the Quran at a mosque during Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
    An Internally displaced Afghan girl reacts as she reads the Quran at a mosque during Ramadan, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • Yasser al Samak, right, the dawn awakener known as Musaharati, walks through streets to wake up worshippers for a meal before sunrise during Ramadan in Bilad Al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
    Yasser al Samak, right, the dawn awakener known as Musaharati, walks through streets to wake up worshippers for a meal before sunrise during Ramadan in Bilad Al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
  • Kurdish Muslims attend fajr prayer in the early morning during Ramadan at a mosque in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. EPA
    Kurdish Muslims attend fajr prayer in the early morning during Ramadan at a mosque in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq. EPA
  • A displaced Syrian girl carries a pot of chickpeas at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
    A displaced Syrian girl carries a pot of chickpeas at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
  • A displaced Syrian woman sits with her son next to her stall of vegetables at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
    A displaced Syrian woman sits with her son next to her stall of vegetables at the Washukanni camp for the internally displaced in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, during Ramadan. AFP
  • Indian baker prepares bread while wearing a protective mask during Ramadan in Bilad al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
    Indian baker prepares bread while wearing a protective mask during Ramadan in Bilad al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
  • A vendor sells roasted sunflower seeds while wearing a protective mask during the Ramadan in Bilad al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
    A vendor sells roasted sunflower seeds while wearing a protective mask during the Ramadan in Bilad al Qadeem suburb of the Bahraini capital Manama. AFP
  • Yemeni confectioners sell a special sweet called Balah al-Sham at a market during Ramadan in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
    Yemeni confectioners sell a special sweet called Balah al-Sham at a market during Ramadan in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
  • Muslim men keep social distancing as they pray after breaking their fast, at a parking lot as mosques remain closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic, in the mixed Arab Jewish city of Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel. AP Photo
    Muslim men keep social distancing as they pray after breaking their fast, at a parking lot as mosques remain closed to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic, in the mixed Arab Jewish city of Jaffa, near Tel Aviv, Israel. AP Photo
  • A family break their fast on at sidewalk after receiving free food from a nearby distribution point in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo
    A family break their fast on at sidewalk after receiving free food from a nearby distribution point in Karachi, Pakistan. AP Photo

Ramadan around the world in photos: May 11


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Opinion: In pandemic times the rites at Muslim funerals adhere to safety first

Dubai Bling season three

Cast: Loujain Adada, Zeina Khoury, Farhana Bodi, Ebraheem Al Samadi, Mona Kattan, and couples Safa & Fahad Siddiqui and DJ Bliss & Danya Mohammed 

Rating: 1/5

The specs

Engine: four-litre V6 and 3.5-litre V6 twin-turbo

Transmission: six-speed and 10-speed

Power: 271 and 409 horsepower

Torque: 385 and 650Nm

Price: from Dh229,900 to Dh355,000

Name: Colm McLoughlin

Country: Galway, Ireland

Job: Executive vice chairman and chief executive of Dubai Duty Free

Favourite golf course: Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club

Favourite part of Dubai: Palm Jumeirah

 

Bugatti Chiron Super Sport - the specs:

Engine: 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 

Transmission: 7-speed DSG auto 

Power: 1,600hp

Torque: 1,600Nm

0-100kph in 2.4seconds

0-200kph in 5.8 seconds

0-300kph in 12.1 seconds

Top speed: 440kph

Price: Dh13,200,000

Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport - the specs:

Engine: 8.0-litre quad-turbo W16 

Transmission: 7-speed DSG auto 

Power: 1,500hp

Torque: 1,600Nm

0-100kph in 2.3 seconds

0-200kph in 5.5 seconds

0-300kph in 11.8 seconds

Top speed: 350kph

Price: Dh13,600,000

500 People from Gaza enter France

115 Special programme for artists

25   Evacuation of injured and sick

RESULTS

5pm: Maiden | Dh80,000 |  1,600m
Winner: AF Al Moreeb, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer)

5.30pm: Handicap |  Dh80,000 |  1,600m
Winner: AF Makerah, Adrie de Vries, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Handicap |  Dh80,000 |  2,200m
Winner: Hazeme, Richard Mullen, Jean de Roualle

6.30pm: Handicap |  Dh85,000 |  2,200m
Winner: AF Yatroq, Brett Doyle, Ernst Oertel

7pm: Shadwell Farm for Private Owners Handicap |  Dh70,000 |  2,200m
Winner: Nawwaf KB, Patrick Cosgrave, Helal Al Alawi

7.30pm: Handicap (TB) |  Dh100,000 |  1,600m
Winner: Treasured Times, Bernardo Pinheiro, Rashed Bouresly

The years Ramadan fell in May

1987

1954

1921

1888

Drishyam 2

Directed by: Jeethu Joseph

Starring: Mohanlal, Meena, Ansiba, Murali Gopy

Rating: 4 stars

Our legal consultant

Name: Hassan Mohsen Elhais

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

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