Ramadan canon

TRADITIONAL cannon fire across Bahrain will herald the beginning of Ramadan tomorrow.
Cannons will be fired daily all month to signal the beginning and the end of the fasting period.
Some historians believe the custom of firing the Ramadan cannon dates back as far as 10th century Egypt, when one of the Fatimid caliphs ordered a cannon be placed on Cairo’s Muqatam Hill so all Muslims would hear the signal to break their fasts.

Corona Virus Update
Bahrain recorded 1,267 new cases, 5 fatality and 1,036 recoveries today

So far some 780 million vaccines have been administered globally,

Mexico’s government reported 1,627 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 364 more fatalities, bringing the total to 2,281,840 infections and 209,702 deaths.

Russia reported 8,173 new Covid-19 cases , including 1,782 in Moscow, taking the official national tally to 4,657,883.
338 people had died in the past 24 hours, pushing its death toll to 103,601.