Zakat can be paid to covid-hit: Dubai Grand Mufti

DUBAI 21 April 2020: The Grand Mufti of Dubai has declared that zakat can be paid towards purchasing meals or providing food parcels to disadvantaged communities through the newly-launched ’10 million meals’ campaign. Dr Ahmed […]

Home delivery for medicines, free iftar meals

ABU DHABI 20 April 2020: The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), medical centre in Sharjah has begun the “Your Medicine to Your Home” initiative, which will benefit 800 people with chronic diseases, including 350 elderly people. […]

Five fatwas on Ramadan what-to-do during pandemic

ABU DHABI 20 April 2020: The Emirates Fatwa Council held a remote meeting on Sunday to discuss latest updates related to coronavirus, Covid-19, from Fiqh, or Islamic jurisprudence perspectives. Council members opened their meeting with […]

Ramadan likely to start from April 24: FAHR

DUBAI 20 April 2020: The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR), on Sunday announced a five-hour work day for civil servants during Ramadan, which is expected to start on April 24th. In a circular, […]

Dh20,000 fine for spreading fake health news

ABU DHABI 19 April 2020: The UAE Cabinet yesterday approved a decision regulating the publication and dissemination of information on communicable diseases to safeguard the health and safety of the public, handing a fine of […]

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