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Eid-ul-Fitr 2024: Moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia

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RIYADH: The Shawwal moon has not been sighted in Saudi Arabia, due to which Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday.

In Saudi Arabia, meetings were held in the observatories of different cities to see the Shawwal moon.

Apart from this, the Saudi Supreme Court also appealed to the citizens to see the moon, but there was no evidence of seeing the moon from anywhere in the kingdom.

After not seeing the moon, Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 10.

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