UK gambling firms have been a target for US firms who want to tap into their strong online offering and cutting-edge tech. Earlier this year MGM Resorts made an £8bn bid for Ladbrokes owner Entain.
Muslims began marking Ramadan with communal prayers on Tuesday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty mosques of a year ago when Islam’s holiest month coincided with the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Pictures last year showed the central courtyard of the Great Mosque of Mecca deserted as Muslims were forced to celebrate Ramadan in … Read more
Muslims began marking Ramadan with communal prayers on Tuesday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty mosques of a year ago when Islam’s holiest month coincided with the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Pictures last year showed the central courtyard of the Great Mosque of Mecca deserted as Muslims were forced to celebrate Ramadan in … Read more
Muslims making a pilgrimage to the Grand Mosque at Mecca must be vaccinated against Covid, Saudi officials have insisted today. Strict social distancing measures and disinfection routines will also be implemented inside the world famous holy site, in western Saudi Arabia, where millions of Muslims visit each year for the umrah and hajj pilgrimages. The … Read more
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
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