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