Australian expats who have stayed in Bali during the COVID-19 pandemic have told how the once bustling tourist mecca is now a deserted ghost town. Footage of the island shows busy markets completely empty and rows of scooters and tuk-tuks that would have once noisily battled for a place on the road parked silently to … Read more
Mecca Bingo-owner Rank Group and retailer N Brown tap shareholders for emergency cash By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 5 November 2020 Meccs Bingo-owner Rank Group and retailer N Brown have become the latest companies to tap shareholders for emergency cash. Rules introduced this … Read more
A bingo boss has launched a scathing attack on ‘illogical’ rules that have forced sites to close in some Covid hotspots – but not others. John O’Reilly, whose company Rank Group owns 77 Mecca bingo halls and 51 Grosvenor casinos, said it was ‘impossible’ to plan ahead when venues are shut ‘on a whim’. The … Read more
Worshippers have returned to Mecca after Saudi authorities partially resumed the year-round umrah pilgrimage after seven-month coronavirus hiatus. Millions of Muslims from around the world usually descend on Saudi Arabia for the umrah and haj Islamic pilgrimages. The two share common rites, but the haj, held once a year, is the main lengthier ritual that is … Read more
Strict social distancing measures were in place during the third day of the hajj pilgrimage in Mecca amid the coronavirus pandemic. A limited number of Muslim pilgrims of Saudi Arabia residents gathered at the Great Mosque in Mecca to pray during one of the Islamic rituals of pilgrimage, the Tawaf Al-Ifadah. The symbolic ritual of ‘Stoning … Read more
Footy WAG Rebecca Judd shows off her tiny frame in activewear as she buys a $90 candle from a Mecca makeup store in Melbourne By Candice Jackson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:32 BST, 8 June 2020 | Updated: 02:57 BST, 8 June 2020 Footy WAG Rebecca Judd has spent the past few months in … Read more
Just so you know where I’m coming from, I think a great city is one that contains a Dries van Noten store, with the Belgian designer’s trademark daffodil yellow silk wallpaper, sumptuous upholstery and clothes that everyone of all shapes and ages can wear, if not afford. Antwerp is such a place. Dries van Noten … Read more
Mecca is deserted during Ramadan as Muslims around the world are forced to celebrate in isolation due to coronavirus lockdowns The holy month is taking place under unprecedented circumstances this year Millions of Muslims who would usually pray in mosques aren’t allowed The central courtyard at Mecca, the Prophet Muhammad’s birthplace, is empty Here’s how … Read more
Saudi Arabia finally BANS religious pilgrims from visiting Mecca or Medina to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Kingdom Statement issued this evening by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom Will be supporting other countries and will abide by ‘international standards’ Temporarily suspended entry into the Kingdom for the purpose of Umrah … Read more