Saudi Arabia declares Friday first day of Eid al-Fitr

MENA

Published: 2023-04-20 18:29

Last Updated: 2024-04-14 05:37


Saudi Arabia declares Friday first day of Eid al-Fitr
Saudi Arabia declares Friday first day of Eid al-Fitr

Saudi Arabia declared that Friday, April 21, will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

Oman declared that Saturday, April 22, will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

Earlier, a number of countries announced that Saturday, April 22, will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

The countries are Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Singapore, and Japan.

Turkey, however, announced that Friday, April 21, will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr.

Earlier, Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) announced that Friday, April 21, will be the first day of Eid al-Fitr, according to astronomical calculations.