Muslim countries base official confirmation of Eid on moon sighting committees This year’s calendar could offer a more generous break, depending on the moon sighting Gulf News archives Dubai ...
UAE residents will get up to five days off to celebrate the Islamic festival Eid Al Fitr, marking the first long holiday of 2025. Depending on when the Moon is sighted, the break will last either ...
It ends in the three-day celebration Eid-al-Fitr, one of the two official holidays in the Islamic faith. The other is Eid al-Adha. The lunar calendar moves forward about 11 days every year ...