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Saudi to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr Friday

Saudi Arabia has issued official confirmation that the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr will fall on April 21, Friday.

On Thursday, the moon-sighting committee in the kingdom announced that April 20 would be the last day of the month of Ramadan and that Eid-ul-Fitr would be celebrated from Friday onwards.

Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE) also announced that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Friday but Oman confirmed Saturday as Eid day.

Source: Gulf News