UAE mosques can operate at 50 per cent capacity from Monday.
A larger number of worshippers can be accommodated as restrictions are gradually eased.
All places of worship were closed in March to prevent the spread of Covid-19. They were allowed to reopen at 30 per cent capacity on July 1. Friday prayers remain suspended.
The period between the call to prayer and the start of prayers will also be extended to 10 minutes, except for maghrib prayer, which will be five minutes.
The move is intended to limit possible contact between worshippers and avoid socialising before or afterwards.
The General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments, known as Awqaf, said worshippers must stay two metres apart from one another.
Worshippers should perform ablution at home before attending the mosque for prayer, wear face masks and should not greet one another close-up.
They should bring their own copy of the Quran and prayer mats, download Al Hosn, the government's tracing and testing app, and avoid touching surfaces and door handles.
Awqaf urged older worshippers, children and people with underlying health conditions to continue to pray at home.
On July 20, prayer rooms in shopping malls and commercial towers across the UAE were allowed to operate again.
The places of worship were closed for months as part of restrictions imposed by the authorities to combat the spread of Covid-19.
Scores
New Zealand 266 for 9 in 50 overs
Pakistan 219 all out in 47.2 overs
New Zealand win by 47 runs
Hili 2: Unesco World Heritage site
The site is part of the Hili archaeological park in Al Ain. Excavations there have proved the existence of the earliest known agricultural communities in modern-day UAE. Some date to the Bronze Age but Hili 2 is an Iron Age site. The Iron Age witnessed the development of the falaj, a network of channels that funnelled water from natural springs in the area. Wells allowed settlements to be established, but falaj meant they could grow and thrive. Unesco, the UN's cultural body, awarded Al Ain's sites - including Hili 2 - world heritage status in 2011. Now the most recent dig at the site has revealed even more about the skilled people that lived and worked there.
Winners
Ballon d’Or (Men’s)
Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain / France)
Ballon d’Or Féminin (Women’s)
Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona / Spain)
Kopa Trophy (Best player under 21 – Men’s)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)
Best Young Women’s Player
Vicky López (Barcelona / Spain)
Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper – Men’s)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City / Italy)
Best Women’s Goalkeeper
Hannah Hampton (England / Aston Villa and Chelsea)
Men’s Coach of the Year
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
Women’s Coach of the Year
Sarina Wiegman (England)
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ESSENTIALS
The flights
Emirates flies from Dubai to Phnom Penh via Yangon from Dh2,700 return including taxes. Cambodia Bayon Airlines and Cambodia Angkor Air offer return flights from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap from Dh250 return including taxes. The flight takes about 45 minutes.
The hotels
Rooms at the Raffles Le Royal in Phnom Penh cost from $225 (Dh826) per night including taxes. Rooms at the Grand Hotel d'Angkor cost from $261 (Dh960) per night including taxes.
The tours
A cyclo architecture tour of Phnom Penh costs from $20 (Dh75) per person for about three hours, with Khmer Architecture Tours. Tailor-made tours of all of Cambodia, or sites like Angkor alone, can be arranged by About Asia Travel. Emirates Holidays also offers packages.
