For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced. The holy month,

Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that the holy month of Ramadan will commence on Saturday, March 1, after the Ramadan crescent moon was sighted in the Kingdom. With the confirmation, more than 1.8 billion Muslims across the world will begin fasting from sunrise to sunset each day.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Friday announced sighting the crescent of holy month of Ramadan.The people in the Gulf countries will observe their first fast today . Saudi Arabia is usually the

Deep in the Saudi Arabian desert, a group of robed men are peering into the sky, trying to spot the crescent moon that signifies the start of Ramadan.Their work is significant: an official sighting of the moon begins a month of fasting and prayer for millions of Muslims in Saudi Arabia,

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Ramadan 2025, the holy month of fasting will begin after crescent moon sighting. This year, a rare alignment of Islamic and Gregorian calendars occurs, with fasting possibly starting on March 1 for many countries.

The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims across Nigeria to begin searching for the new moon of Ramadan on Friday, February 28, 2025. A statement issued by the Sultanate Council of Sokoto,

As Muslim adherents throughout the world look forward to Ramadan 2025, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has set the date for the crescent moon sighting.

The UAE has announced that all Muslims in the country are urged to sight the crescent moon on the evening of Friday, February 28, 2025. This announcement came from the Emirates Fatwa Council, which made the call on Wednesday.