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Zil Haj moon sighted in S Arabia

By Monitoring Report
August 12, 2018

RIYADH: The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced the first of Eid Al-Azha as August 21 after the Zil Haj moon was sighted on Saturday evening. The UAE will get a five-day long weekend combined with the holiday. Therefore, the Day of Arafat will fall on Monday, August 20, say web reports. The Eid Al-Azha holiday will last for 11 days in Saudi this year.