After the sun sets on the night of February 28, the 29th day of Shaaban month in the Hijri calendar, moon sighters face west with a clear view of the horizon for a first glimpse of the crescent moon.

Moonsighting attempts will take place on Friday 28 February, or 29 Shaaban on the Islamic calendar, to determine whether fasting will begin the following day. Among the countries expected to sight the ...

Moscow, SANA-Special Advisor to the Republic’s Presidency, Bouthaina Shaaban, said that the US-western intervention didn’t retreat in the Middle East in general, but they have changed the ...