Abu Dhabi, UAEFriday 24 April 2020

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Weather
There are pandemic restrictions in South Africa. Reuters

Coronavirus latest: Pandemic could cause 769,000 malaria deaths
Fears radicalisation by terrorist groups could increase because of lockdown as referral figures in the UK drop. Getty

Fears of rise in radicalisation in UK due to coronavirus

World
Ramadan decorations on Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Street in Ajman. Pawan Singh / The National

Fasting in the UAE to begin on Friday

Government
Customers wear protective masks as they shop at the meat and poultry market for the upcoming Ramadan in Dubai. EPA

Dubai lifts all permit restrictions to allow shopping and exercise

Government
EDITOR'S PICKS
The streets of Mussaffah are sprayed with disinfection during a national campaign to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Victor Besa / The National 

UAE disinfection drive hours reduced to 10pm to 6am for Ramadan

Government
British businesswoman Amanda Staveley is suing Barclays over events from the 2008 financial crisis. Pawan Singh/The National

Bank's battle over Qatar payments could be streamed on YouTube

Europe
Mustafa Al Kadhimi faces huge hurdles to take the role. Reuters

Iraq’s politics: Foes and unreliable allies turn against latest prime minister designate

World

Crises are inevitable, so how do we prepare for the next one?

Mohammed Mahfoodh Al Ardhi
Winner 1. Hanan Rajab, 'Wish', from Bahrain

10 stunning photos taken by people in lockdown for Sharjah contest
The UAE has sent 260 tonnes of aid to 23 countries during pandemic. Courtesy: Etihad

UAE sends 260 tonnes of aid to 23 nations - interactive graphic
The interior of Nakheel Mall, Palm Jumeirah.

Watch two drones race through an empty mall in Dubai
A farmer is seen in a cannabis field in the Yammouneh area west of Baalbek, Lebanon. Reuters

Lebanon's relaxed cannabis laws 'could lead to more corruption'
Workmen begin transforming Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre into a huge field hospital. Courtesy: Adnec

Look inside the new field hospital at Abu Dhabi's Adnec
Watford captain Troy Deeney and his teammates have agreed to defer part of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters

Watford stars agree pay cuts and these are their new weekly salaries - in pictures
Victoria Falls as seen in the drone footage 

Striking drone footage shows Victoria Falls at highest flow in a decade
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 24 APRIL 2019. Opening of the new Lotus car showroom in Abu Dhabi. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: None. Section: National.

Pocketful of Dirhams: Ramadan car deals - can you buy or sell a motor during Covid-19?

Coronavirus News

Egypt has relaxed some coronavirus restrictions as Ramadan begins. AP

Coronavirus: Egypt eases some lockdown measures

MENA
Workers disinfect the Wavel camp on Wedneday. AFP

Coronavirus: Four cases confirmed in Lebanon refugee camp

MENA
Sir Simon McDonald, Permanent Under Secretary and Head of the Diplomatic Service, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, giving evidence by videolink to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. House of Commons/PA Images via Getty Images

UK civil servants and politicians remain divided amid the coronavirus crisis

Europe
A date seller in Riyadh wears a protective face mask as he stacks boxes ahead of Ramadan. Reuters

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia announces 1,000-plus cases for sixth straight day

MENA

Coronavirus Explained

Dubai plans to allow limited socialising in Ramadan - including visits to see family and 'one outdoor activity' per day. Jeffrey E Biteng / The National

What to expect if restrictions ease in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

Health
Spectators wait to see the Olympic flame display ceremony in Iwaki, Fukushima, the day after the Tokyo Olympics were delayed for a year. AP

Coronavirus numbers: data for Middle East and rest of the world

World
TOPSHOT - A worker wearing protective clothes disinfects streets of Bratislava as a part of precautionary measures against the spread of the new coronavirus that can cause the COVID-19 disease, during night on April 21, 2020. / AFP / VLADIMIR SIMICEK

Covid-19 jargon buster: from apex to zoonotic disease

World
Soldiers are quarantined while recovering from the Spanish flu at Camp Funston, Kansas, US in 1918. Reuters

What the Spanish flu taught the world about pandemic response

Health

World

File photo: The West Bank Jewish settlement of Maale Michmash. AP

EU warns incoming Israeli government against West Bank annexation

Europe
British businesswoman Amanda Staveley is suing Barclays over events from the 2008 financial crisis. Pawan Singh/The National

Bank's battle over Qatar payments could be streamed on YouTube

Europe
UK government urges Muslims to stay at home during Ramadan. Reuters

UK issues 'unprecedented Ramadan request' as mosques remain shut

World
An aerial view shows deserted streets in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on April 21, 2020, as the message "stay home" in Arabic is displayed on a tower during the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis.AFP

Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia allows residents with valid visas to return home

GCC

UAE

Alex Darling, 17, during his final Zoom session with his teachers and peers. Courtesy Alex Darling 

UAE pupils bid farewell to teachers and peers as they graduate on Zoom

Education

UAE Central Bank says lenders have used 60% of Covid-19 support fund

Banking

Dubai shipping family facing £72.2m fraud have £62m assets frozen

World

Dubai parent pays to light up Burj Khalifa to congratulate class on graduation

Education

Business

An attendee at the 2019 Future Investment Initiative in Riyadh last October finds out event information on a tablet carried by a robot. This year's event is set to attract more than 6,000 atendees from 110 countries. Bloomberg

Covid-19 outbreak will have long-term impact on commercial real estate, says BlackRock head

Economy

UAE Central Bank says lenders have used 60% of Covid-19 support fund

Banking

Abu Dhabi's land and real estate deals rise 22% to hit more than Dh19bn in first quarter

Property

New global debt deal needed to help poorer countries avoid 'economic disaster' after pandemic

Economy

#STAYHOME

How to make peanut butter loaf. Katy Gillett / The National

Try this 1930s recipe for a six-ingredient peanut butter loaf

Food
The Nintendo Switch with red and blue Joy-Con. Getty Images

Has the Nintendo Switch sold out in the UAE?

Arts&Culture
Sawsan Al Bahiti will take part in the upcoming Beat DXB Lockdown event. Courtesy E Whisper.

Saudi Arabian singers to headline all-female online music festival

Music
These no-sugar chocolate orange energy balls by Annabel Karmel use just five ingredients

Need a quick pick-me-up? These energy balls use only five ingredients

Food

Opinion

Phinda Game Reserve, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Africa (Photo by Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

To avoid the next crisis, you should know about grey rhinos

Will Americans buy into Trump's immigration ban?

Crises are inevitable, so how do we prepare for the next one?

'He's too little to notice I'm scared': parenting during the pandemic

The spirit of Ramadan shines despite worldwide lockdowns

Lifestyle

Marc Jacobs was criticised for sending Bella Hadid down the New York Fashion Week runway in dreadlocks in September 2016. Angela Weiss / AFP 

Does fashion have a problem with cultural appropriation?

The health benefits of fasting during Ramadan and beyond

Virtual spring clean: 12 ways to declutter your digital sphere

Restaurants in the UAE offering at-home iftar deliveries

The great UAE bake-off: Talabat reports 2,400% rise in butter orders

Arts & Culture

Ghada Abdel Razak stars in the anticipated Ramadan drama 'Sultana Moez'. Courtesy OSN

Ramadan 2020: OSN to screen top Egyptian dramas and cookery shows

10 stunning photos taken by people in lockdown for Sharjah contest

Why are people recreating famous movie star looks at home?

Bitar and Habre's social isolation song goes viral for all the right reasons

The Saudi gaming tournament offering $10m to charities to fight Covid-19

Podcasts

Al Wahda Mall in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Dubai and Abu Dhabi malls could reopen, new UAE cases - The Daily Update

Pocketful of Dirhams: Ramadan car deals - can you buy or sell a motor during Covid-19?

UAE Covid-19 cases, Expo and oil prices - The Daily Update

What negative oil prices mean and how Abu Dhabi is coping with Covid-19

US oil negative, Trump on immigration, UAE Covid-19 cases - The Daily Update

Sport

The team of German Bundesliga soccer club FC Schalke 04 exercises during a training session in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2020. The German Bundesliga is expected to start playing the rest of the season in early May behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Bundesliga ready to return on May 9 – if government gives green light

Football

Federer's merger proposal is thrilling but needs to be treated with caution

Tennis

Rodolfo Arruabarrena being considered for UAE top job

Football

Organisers still looking to hold T20 World Cup in Australia in October

Cricket

Manny Pacquiao eyes potential mega-fight with Terence Crawford

Sport

LONG READS

Saturday has been declared a public holiday to celebrate the Islamic New Year. AFP

Everything you need to know about Ramadan in the UAE

UAE
Lauryn Morley, a school substitute teacher works from her home due to the Coronavirus outbreak, on April 1, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. AFP

How you can work from home and win

Comment
Undated frame grab from video of prominent Syrian human rights lawyer Razan Zaitouna, who fiercely but peacefully resisted Bashar Al Assad and opposed the militarisation of the revolt. Zaitouna disappeared after she was abducted in a rebel held suburb of Damascus in late 2013. AP  

Syria’s civil war: The brave women of Marjeh Square who changed history

World
Maroun, Michel and Khalil play backgammon at Beit Judoodna. Emily Lewis

A place to call home for Lebanon's lonely old men

MENA

MONEY

About 7,600 land and real estate deals were carried out in Abu Dhabi in the first three months of this year. Nicole Hill / The National

Abu Dhabi's land and real estate deals rise 22% to hit more than Dh19bn in first quarter

Sheikh Maktoum issues DIFC directive outlining emergency employment measures

Money & Me: 'With more people at home and online, Covid-19 has benefited my business'

Homefront: 'I'm on unpaid leave and my landlord is chasing me for rent. How do I pay?'

Global remittances to fall by 20% this year due to Covid-19 crisis

Travel

Emirates has no confirmed date for when it will resume passenger flights. Courtesy Emirates

Emirates to operate flights to eight destinations this week

Man visiting every country without flying now stuck in Hong Kong

Striking drone footage shows Victoria Falls at highest flow in a decade

Resident peacocks and world records: 20 facts about Emirates Towers

How to see the best of Abu Dhabi ... without leaving your home

Technology

A choir rehearsing online using a Zoom platform. Reuters

Zoom rolls out update in bid to plug security concerns

Google launches Covid-19 microsite in Arabic

Saudi Telecom's Q1 profit rises as it gains from Uber-Careem deal

FinTech firms PayTabs and MBME join forces to launch bill payment app

Facebook to buy 10% of Ambani’s Jio Platforms in $5.7bn deal

Motoring

The Discovery shows its form on wet roads. All photos courtesy Jaguar Land Rover

New Range Rover and Land Rover launch in electric mode

Pocketful of Dirhams: Ramadan car deals - can you buy or sell a motor during Covid-19?

Ramadan 2020: car deals you can access remotely in coronavirus times

Spain’s car industry at risk of isolation after virus outbreak

Tesla sets price for longer range sedan to lure Chinese buyers

Winner 1. Hanan Rajab, 'Wish', from Bahrain

10 stunning photos taken by people in lockdown for Sharjah contest
The UAE has sent 260 tonnes of aid to 23 countries during pandemic. Courtesy: Etihad

UAE sends 260 tonnes of aid to 23 nations - interactive graphic
The interior of Nakheel Mall, Palm Jumeirah.

Watch two drones race through an empty mall in Dubai
A farmer is seen in a cannabis field in the Yammouneh area west of Baalbek, Lebanon. Reuters

Lebanon's relaxed cannabis laws 'could lead to more corruption'
Workmen begin transforming Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre into a huge field hospital. Courtesy: Adnec

Look inside the new field hospital at Abu Dhabi's Adnec
Watford captain Troy Deeney and his teammates have agreed to defer part of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic. Reuters

Watford stars agree pay cuts and these are their new weekly salaries - in pictures
Victoria Falls as seen in the drone footage 

Striking drone footage shows Victoria Falls at highest flow in a decade
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 24 APRIL 2019. Opening of the new Lotus car showroom in Abu Dhabi. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: None. Section: National.

Pocketful of Dirhams: Ramadan car deals - can you buy or sell a motor during Covid-19?