Saudi Supreme Court: Wednesday is 29th Ramadhan 1434 AH

After a call to sight the crescent moon on the evening of Tuesday, 6th August 2013, the Saudi Supreme Court has decided that Wednesday is still the 29th of Ramadan due to no report of hilal sighting in the country. They still ask for people to search for crescent moon this Wednesday evening to determine … Read more

Official: Saudi Arabia starts Ramadan July 10, 2013

Saudi Arabia has announced that Ramadan this year will start on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. This is a news from fatwa-online.com citing the Official Decision and Announcement of High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia. Below is the excerpt from the website: …since the moon of Ramadhaan was not sighted this evening, here in Saudi Arabia, … Read more

Tourism Minister in Saudi Arabia to discuss Ramadan pilgrims number cut

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Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou will head for Saudi Arabia next week with a number of senior officials of the Tourism Ministry and the Egyptian Chamber of Tourism Establishments (CTE) to discuss the kingdom’s decision to reduce the number of pilgrims during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The decision will hit Egyptian travel agencies … Read more