DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Some restaurants and coffee shops in Syria were closed during the day Saturday while others opened as ...

For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority ...

Deep in the Saudi Arabian desert, a group of robed men are peering into the sky, trying to spot the crescent moon that ...

The decision was made by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council ...

Saudi Arabia invites people in the country to sight Ramadan crescent moon on Sunday, March 10 ...

At the end of February, when the waxing crescent moon is sighted, more than 2 billion Muslims worldwide will begin observing the holy month of Ramadan. During Ramadan, Muslims will focus on God ...

The start of Ramadan is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon. This holy month involves deep spiritual reflection, fasting from dawn until sunset, and increased devotion. It will culminate ...

Moonsighting experts believe Ramadan is very likely to begin on different dates ... Islamic officials have explained that on February 28, it won't be possible to see the moon in Saudi Arabia as a ...

The Islamic month of Ramadan, 1446 AH expected to begin on March 1, in Saudi Arabia, depending on the crescent moon sighting. The education department of Makkah region has reduced the timings for ...

On the 29th day of Shaban (February 28), official moon-sighting committees will convene to determine when Ramadan will officially start. If sighted on this day, the holy month begins on the next day.

Hajj packages can now be paid in three parts: a 20% deposit within 72 hours of booking, followed by two equal payments of 40% before Ramadan ... on the moon sighting, Saudi Arabia remains focused ...