• Health workers enter the Al Kubi Hospital in Yemen's southern coastal city of Aden. AFP
    Health workers enter the Al Kubi Hospital in Yemen's southern coastal city of Aden. AFP
  • A drone shows deserted streets during the lockdown imposed by the authorities in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    A drone shows deserted streets during the lockdown imposed by the authorities in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • A man walks through the Zebaalin neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    A man walks through the Zebaalin neighbourhood in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • A Jordanian returning from abroad offers a prayer of thanks upon arrival at the Queen Alia International Airport, Amman. EPA
    A Jordanian returning from abroad offers a prayer of thanks upon arrival at the Queen Alia International Airport, Amman. EPA
  • Elderly people spend time at Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    Elderly people spend time at Gezi Park in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • Turkish mounted police officers patrol the Kizilay National Will Square in Ankara. AFP
    Turkish mounted police officers patrol the Kizilay National Will Square in Ankara. AFP
  • Palestinian women make traditional biscuits in preparation for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr holiday in Rafah, Gaza Strip. AFP
    Palestinian women make traditional biscuits in preparation for the upcoming Eid Al Fitr holiday in Rafah, Gaza Strip. AFP
  • Altar boys take part in a mass at the Mart Shmoni church in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. AFP
    Altar boys take part in a mass at the Mart Shmoni church in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. AFP
  • A Jordanian returning from abroad arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman. EPA
    A Jordanian returning from abroad arrives at the Queen Alia International Airport in Amman. EPA
  • Jordanian brothers Hussein and Zeyad Ashish, boxers who qualified for the next Olympics, train on the roof of their home at Al Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp, near Amman. Reuters
    Jordanian brothers Hussein and Zeyad Ashish, boxers who qualified for the next Olympics, train on the roof of their home at Al Baqaa Palestinian refugee camp, near Amman. Reuters
  • A man prepares disinfectant during a civil initiative to sterilise the Zebaalin district in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
    A man prepares disinfectant during a civil initiative to sterilise the Zebaalin district in Cairo, Egypt. EPA
  • A woman walks past writing on a wall that encourages people to stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in Sale, Morocco. EPA
    A woman walks past writing on a wall that encourages people to stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, in Sale, Morocco. EPA
  • A Moroccan police officer confronts curfew violators in Rabat. EPA
    A Moroccan police officer confronts curfew violators in Rabat. EPA
  • A healthcare worker assists a coronavirus patient at one of the intensive care units of the Moulay Abdellah hospital in Sale, Morocco. EPA
    A healthcare worker assists a coronavirus patient at one of the intensive care units of the Moulay Abdellah hospital in Sale, Morocco. EPA

Coronavirus: Oman bans all Eid Al Fitr activities to control spread


Mina Aldroubi
  • English
  • Arabic

Oman on Monday banned all gathering and other activities for Eid Al Fitr to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the sultanate.

The ban, which was decided at a meeting of Oman's Supreme Committee on Covid-19, includes livestock auctions, prayers, gatherings and group celebrations to mark Eid Al Fitr.

The committee also made wearing face masks mandatory in all public places and empowered police to arrest or fine violators on the spot.

The country reported 193 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, comprising 72 Omanis and 121 expatriates. The health ministry said 31 patients had recovered during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,496.

Oman has the least number of infected individuals in the Gulf region with 5,379 cases and 23 deaths.

In Saudi Arabia, which has the highest number of cases, there was an outpouring of tributes for a Saudi nurse who died from the coronavirus late on Sunday after treating Covid-19 patients in Makkah.

Khaled bin Abdullah Al Hosseini, 43, was among eight deaths from the virus reported by health ministry on Monday. He had worked in the medical field for 15 years and was described as a dedicated professional.

“Khaled was working on the frontlines to save lives at King Abdulaziz Hospital in Makkah, he isolated himself for 26 days from his family, wife and seven-year-old son, just after the outbreak of the pandemic,” his brother, Hussein bin Abdullah Al Hosseini, told local newspapers.

Al Hosseini suffered from diabetes, he said.

Social media users sent tributes the nurse's family on social media and the hashtag “Khaled Al Hosseini the nurse” was trending.

Saudi Arabia's Health Minister, Tawfiq Al Rabiah, also sent his condolences in a message posted on Twitter.

"My sincere condolences to the family of Khaled Al Hosseini, the nurse, and I ask God to forgive him and have mercy on him," Mr Al Rabiah said.

The Saudi Health Ministry said it recorded 2,593 new cases of the virus since Sunday, the fifth consecutive daily increase above 2,000.

The total number of cases in the kingdom is now 57,345, with 320 deaths.

Saudi Arabia will enforce a 24-hour nationwide curfew during the five-day Eid festival this weekend at the end of the holy month of Ramadan.

The kingdom accounts for nearly half of the more than 130,000 cases in Gulf countries.

Kuwait reported 841 new infected cases on Monday, taking its total to 15,691.

The number of fatalities rose to 118 with six more deaths since Sunday, the health ministry said.

The ministry said that 246 patients had recovered in the previous 24 hours, bringing the total to 4,339, while 161 patients were in intensive care.

Qatar, which has the second-highest number of cases in the region, reported 1,365 new cases, taking the total to 33,969. The health said there were 529 more recoveries, taking the total to 4,899, while the death toll remained at at 15.

Kuwait and Qatar on Sunday announced heavy penalties for not wearing face masks in public, including jail terms and fines as high as thousands of dollars.

Bahrain's coronavirus infections rose by 200, while 19 patients recovered. The health ministry said the new cases "included 121 of incoming workers and 79 of those who mingled with infected persons".

Only eight of the 4,215 current cases are intensive, the ministry said, while the number of recovered patients stood at 2,929.

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Ramadan around the world

  • Followers of the Senegalese Mouride brotherhood, an order of Sufi Islam, attend Muslim Friday prayers at West Africa's largest mosque the Massalikul Jinaan, in Dakar, Senegal. AP Photo
    Followers of the Senegalese Mouride brotherhood, an order of Sufi Islam, attend Muslim Friday prayers at West Africa's largest mosque the Massalikul Jinaan, in Dakar, Senegal. AP Photo
  • A follower of the Senegalese Mouride brotherhood, an order of Sufi Islam, wears a mask during Muslim Friday prayers at West Africa's largest mosque the Massalikul Jinaan, in Dakar, Senegal. AP Photo
    A follower of the Senegalese Mouride brotherhood, an order of Sufi Islam, wears a mask during Muslim Friday prayers at West Africa's largest mosque the Massalikul Jinaan, in Dakar, Senegal. AP Photo
  • Iraqis shop for Eid al-Fitr at a market in Baghdad's Karada district, Iraq. EPA
    Iraqis shop for Eid al-Fitr at a market in Baghdad's Karada district, Iraq. EPA
  • A Palestinian vendor sells corns before Ramadan Iftar time along the beach during a heat wave amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Gaza. REUTERS
    A Palestinian vendor sells corns before Ramadan Iftar time along the beach during a heat wave amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Gaza. REUTERS
  • Shiite Muslims gather, albeit in fewer numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at the Imam Ali shrine in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf, to mark Lailat al-Qadr, a night in the holy month of Ramadan during which the Koran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed in the seventh century. AFP
    Shiite Muslims gather, albeit in fewer numbers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at the Imam Ali shrine in the central Iraqi holy city of Najaf, to mark Lailat al-Qadr, a night in the holy month of Ramadan during which the Koran was first revealed to the Prophet Mohammed in the seventh century. AFP
  • Muslim worshippers offer the evening prayer Tarawih as they maintain social distancing at al-Azhar Mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
    Muslim worshippers offer the evening prayer Tarawih as they maintain social distancing at al-Azhar Mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo, during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
  • Palestinian families wait to have their Iftar breaking a Ramadan fasting day on the beach of Gaza City. AP Photo
    Palestinian families wait to have their Iftar breaking a Ramadan fasting day on the beach of Gaza City. AP Photo
  • Vendors clean fish for costumers at a fish market in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi during the last week of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
    Vendors clean fish for costumers at a fish market in the eastern Libyan port city of Benghazi during the last week of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. AFP
  • Muslims wearing protective gloves and face masks pray in the streets of Lavapies neighborhood during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Madrid, Spain. EPA
    Muslims wearing protective gloves and face masks pray in the streets of Lavapies neighborhood during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Madrid, Spain. EPA
  • A Palestinian man, wearing protective face masks and gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic, carries a tray of baked traditional cookies in preparation for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. AFP
    A Palestinian man, wearing protective face masks and gloves during the COVID-19 pandemic, carries a tray of baked traditional cookies in preparation for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. AFP
  • A Palestinian boy carries a tray of traditional cookies in preparation for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. AFP
    A Palestinian boy carries a tray of traditional cookies in preparation for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. AFP
  • Migrant people walk towards the ferry terminal to go back to their home places ahead of the Eid-Al-Fitr festival which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Munshiganj on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP
    Migrant people walk towards the ferry terminal to go back to their home places ahead of the Eid-Al-Fitr festival which marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Munshiganj on the outskirts of Dhaka. AFP
Profile of Tarabut Gateway

Founder: Abdulla Almoayed

Based: UAE

Founded: 2017

Number of employees: 35

Sector: FinTech

Raised: $13 million

Backers: Berlin-based venture capital company Target Global, Kingsway, CE Ventures, Entrée Capital, Zamil Investment Group, Global Ventures, Almoayed Technologies and Mad’a Investment.

'Dark Waters'

Directed by: Todd Haynes

Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, William Jackson Harper 

Rating: ****

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The line up

Friday: Giggs, Sho Madjozi and Masego  

Saturday: Nas, Lion Bbae, Roxanne Shante and DaniLeigh  

Sole DXB runs from December 6 to 8 at Dubai Design District. Weekend pass is Dh295 while a one day pass is Dh195. Tickets are available from www.soledxb.com

The specs: 2018 Ducati SuperSport S

Price, base / as tested: Dh74,900 / Dh85,900

Engine: 937cc

Transmission: Six-speed gearbox

Power: 110hp @ 9,000rpm

Torque: 93Nm @ 6,500rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 5.9L / 100km

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Nicki Minaj

(Young Money/Cash Money)

In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe

Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010

Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille

Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm

Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year

Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”

Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners

TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013 

The specs

Engine: 3.8-litre twin-turbo flat-six

Power: 650hp at 6,750rpm

Torque: 800Nm from 2,500-4,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed dual-clutch auto

Fuel consumption: 11.12L/100km

Price: From Dh796,600

On sale: now

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EPL's youngest
  • Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal)
    15 years, 181 days old
  • Max Dowman (Arsenal)
    15 years, 235 days old
  • Jeremy Monga (Leicester)
    15 years, 271 days old
  • Harvey Elliott (Fulham)
    16 years, 30 days old
  • Matthew Briggs (Fulham)
    16 years, 68 days old
Ferrari 12Cilindri specs

Engine: naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12

Power: 819hp

Torque: 678Nm at 7,250rpm

Price: From Dh1,700,000

Available: Now

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If you go...

Flying
There is no simple way to get to Punta Arenas from the UAE, with flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi requiring at least two connections to reach this part of Patagonia. Flights start from about Dh6,250.

Touring
Chile Nativo offers the amended Los Dientes trek with expert guides and porters who are met in Puerto Williams on Isla Navarino. The trip starts and ends in Punta Arenas and lasts for six days in total. Prices start from Dh8,795.

In-demand jobs and monthly salaries
  • Technology expert in robotics and automation: Dh20,000 to Dh40,000 
  • Energy engineer: Dh25,000 to Dh30,000 
  • Production engineer: Dh30,000 to Dh40,000 
  • Data-driven supply chain management professional: Dh30,000 to Dh50,000 
  • HR leader: Dh40,000 to Dh60,000 
  • Engineering leader: Dh30,000 to Dh55,000 
  • Project manager: Dh55,000 to Dh65,000 
  • Senior reservoir engineer: Dh40,000 to Dh55,000 
  • Senior drilling engineer: Dh38,000 to Dh46,000 
  • Senior process engineer: Dh28,000 to Dh38,000 
  • Senior maintenance engineer: Dh22,000 to Dh34,000 
  • Field engineer: Dh6,500 to Dh7,500
  • Field supervisor: Dh9,000 to Dh12,000
  • Field operator: Dh5,000 to Dh7,000
Abu Dhabi race card

5pm: Maiden (PA) | Dh80,000 | 1,600m
5.30pm: Maiden (PA) | ​​​​​​​Dh80,000 | 1,400m
6pm: Liwa Oasis (PA) Group 2 |​​​​​​​ Dh300,000 | 1,400m
6.30pm: Arabian Triple Crown Round-2 (PA) Group 3 | Dh300,000 | 2,200m
7pm: Wathba Stallions Cup (PA) Handicap | Dh70,000 | 1,600m
7.30pm: Maiden (TB) |​​​​​​​ Dh80,000 | 2,200m

Test

Director: S Sashikanth

Cast: Nayanthara, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, R Madhavan

Star rating: 2/5

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If you go

The flights Etihad (www.etihad.com) and Spice Jet (www.spicejet.com) fly direct from Abu Dhabi and Dubai to Pune respectively from Dh1,000 return including taxes. Pune airport is 90 minutes away by road. 

The hotels A stay at Atmantan Wellness Resort (www.atmantan.com) costs from Rs24,000 (Dh1,235) per night, including taxes, consultations, meals and a treatment package.
 

Florida: The critical Sunshine State

Though mostly conservative, Florida is usually always “close” in presidential elections. In most elections, the candidate that wins the Sunshine State almost always wins the election, as evidenced in 2016 when Trump took Florida, a state which has not had a democratic governor since 1991. 

Joe Biden’s campaign has spent $100 million there to turn things around, understandable given the state’s crucial 29 electoral votes.

In 2016, Mr Trump’s democratic rival Hillary Clinton paid frequent visits to Florida though analysts concluded that she failed to appeal towards middle-class voters, whom Barack Obama won over in the previous election.

MATCH INFO

Day 2 at the Gabba

Australia 312-1 

Warner 151 not out, Burns 97,  Labuschagne 55 not out

Pakistan 240 

Shafiq 76, Starc 4-52

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets