{"id":5478,"date":"2026-02-18T06:58:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2026-02-18T06:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:29:25","slug":"several-arab-islamic-countries-welcome-holy-month-of-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceylontribune.com\/?p=5478","title":{"rendered":"Several Arab, Islamic countries welcome holy month of Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several Arab and Islamic countries will welcome the holy month of Ramadan today, while others will start fasting a day later.<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia said that the new moon of Ramadan was sighted last evening and that fasting will start today.<\/p>\n<p>Religious authorities in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Palestine, Sudan, Somalia and Djibiouti said Wednesday will be the first day of Ramadan.<\/p>\n<p>Iraq\u2019s Sunni Endowment Diwan also announced that Ramadan will be observed on Wednesday. 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