Muslims around the world will shortly mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. After a month of fasting from dawn to sunset – as well as greater ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Officials saw the crescent moon Sunday night in Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, marking the start of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for many of the ...

According to Islamic Relief, the first night of Ramadan in 2026 is expected to fall on the evening of February 17. Ramadan will last 29–30 days when the next waxing crescent moon is sighted.

For the last several weeks, Muslims have taken part in the holy month of Ramadan, but there is still one week left before the big celebration of Eid al-Fitr. Each year, more than a billion people ...

(CNN) — You might already know that roughly a quarter of the world’s population headed into Ramadan this weekend, the Islamic holy month perhaps best known for its followers’ dawn-to-sunset abstinence ...

The world's more than 1.5 billion followers of Islam have begun celebrating the holy month of Ramadan — the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, beginning weeks of fasting as they start off by ...