Saudi Arabia | News about the crescent moon being sighted at observatories

Written By سنان خلف on 2025/03/26

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab Weather Center reports from observatories in Saudi Arabia that the Shawwal crescent moon was sighted this evening, Saturday. Accordingly, Saudi Arabia is expected to announce tomorrow, Sunday, as the first day of Eid al-Fitr, pending an official decision.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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