Muslims gather for Eid al-Fitr prayer in Mecca Watch live from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, as Muslims gather for prayer on Eid al-Fitr at the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Grand Mosque houses the Kaaba,

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and Muslims believe the first verses of the Quran - Islam's holy book - were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad during this time Eid al-Fitr is the "festival of breaking the fast".

Eid al-Fitr is the "festival of breaking the fast", taking place the day after the new moon is seen at the end of the month of Ramadan. And this year, for the first time on UK terrestrial TV, Eid prayers were broadcast live from Bradford.

For many Muslims across the globe, today marks Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that concludes Ramadan. The Muslim community engages in fasting from dawn until sunset during Ramadan. As the month comes to a close,

A Palestinian journalist writes about the weight of a war whose aims have been reduced to two choices for Gaza’s population: death or expulsion.