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JEDDAH: The festival of Eidul Fitr will begin on Monday (today) in Saudi Arabia and neighbouring states.
The religious authorities in the kingdom announced on Sunday they had received reports of sightings of the new moon, marking the end of Ramazan.
“Eidul Fitr will therefore be celebrated from Monday,” an official statement said.
Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen also said the festival would begin in their countries on Monday.
The authorities in Egypt, Morocco and Bangladesh also announced that the festivities would begin in their countries on Monday.
Published in Dawn, July 28th, 2014
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Jul 28, 2014 03:16pm
There is no way moon could be seen anywhere in the world on Sunday, July 27, 2014. Moon was too close to sun for visibility. I wonder on what criteria these countries announce visibility. How can they say that they have witnesses reporting moon sighting.
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Jul 29, 2014 02:54am
So Pakistan is the only country to celebrate a day later than everyone else!
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