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RAMADAN: Tips to a healthy fasting
RAMADAN: Tips to a healthy fasting During the Holy month of Ramadan, healthy adult Muslims practice daily fasting from dawn until sunset. Traditionally, one breaks the fast at sunset with a meal called Iftar, and eats again pre-dawn at Suhoor. [...]
MOON NOT SIGHTED
New moon of #Shawwaal not sighted. Official announcement of the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia re: #EedAlFitr Alhamdulillāh, the moon has NOT been sighted here in Saudi Arabia. therefore Sunday will be 1st Shawwāl 1441, corresponding to May 24th 2020. [...]
China hands Agricultural Tools to The Government of The Gambia
The Peoples’ Republic of China on Friday 6 June 2020, extended it’s s support to The Gambia’s agricultural sector. The Chinese ambassador to The Gambia, Excellency Ma Jianchun, handed agricultural equipment such as tractors, fertilizers, rice threshers and other [...]
Helpless Gambians in UAE plead for Repatriation
On June 8 2020, scores of Gambian immigrants working in the UAE, wrote a letter to the ministry of foreign affairs Mr. Mamadou Tangara seeking help to return home. The letter reads, “Since the outbreak of Covid-19 many Gambians living [...]
Chinese Ambassador To The Gambia, Contributes Towards The Fight Against Coronavirus In The Gambia.
The Chinese Ambassador to the Gambia gives medical equipment, face masks and sewing machines on friday to the office of the First Lady of the Gambia, in their mandate to help fight against the spread of the deadly coronavirus. The [...]
Japan Gives D770 Million To Help Tackle Rural Water Crisis in The Gambia
The Government of The Gambia through its High Commission in Dakar, Senegal, on Monday signed a rural water supply project with the Government of Japan. The project is valued at 770 Million Dalasi aimed at the promoting sustainable development and [...]
Day of Arafah 2020: History, Significance of The Day And How it is Marked
A day before Eid al-Adha, which is a major Islamic holiday, Muslim pilgrims mark the Day of Arafah or Arafat, which is the second day of the Hajj pilgrimage. On this day, Muslim pilgrims will at dawn make their way [...]
Gambian Migrants Accuses Greek Authorities of Maltreatment
Gambian migrants in Turkey en-route to Greece for greener pasture through the sea have accused the Greek authorities of extorting their monies and belongings before sending them back to Turkey. The migrants who spoke to KNN on condition of anonymity [...]
EU Ambassador Lajos- EU Will Continue To Support Gambia’s Transition
His Excellency, President Adama Barrow received the outgoing European Union Ambassador to The Gambia, His Excellency Attila Lajos at the State House in Banjul. Having spent almost five years as the EU delegate resident in the country, he was at [...]
The Gambian students in Southeast Asian countries appeals to government to reconsider its decision of the closure of the Gambian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
This came after the government of the Gambia publicly announced that it will be closing the High Commission in Kuala Lumpur due to financial constraints also downsizing diplomatic services for effectiveness in operational costs. “The reason being, we strongly believed [...]