End of Ramadan: Federal government declares Wednesday, Thursday for public holiday

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday and Thursday as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr celebration.

Meanwhile, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Suleiman Al Manea, member of the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars and adviser at the Royal Court, has said that this year Ramadan will be 30 days.

It means that Eid Al-Fitr will be observed on 13 May, according to astronomical calculations

This marks the first time Saudi announces the date of the Islamic calendar using astronomic technology rather than the traditional visual sighting of the moon.