top officials performed Eid Al-Fitr prayers at the State Grand Mosque....

THE Islamic festival Eid al-Fitr changes annually according to the lunar calendar. After Muslims

Alex Wong/ Getty Images Guests listen to remarks during an Eid al-Fitr reception at the East Room

visibility conditions, anticipating that the Shawwal crescent would not be easily visible.... Eid Al Fitr

KHARTOUM, April 27( Xinhua)--Counting down to Eid al-Fitr, the festival of breaking the fast that

I cannot wait to welcome them to my home.... I have bought special gifts for my parents and siblings.... This Eid holiday is going to be very special and fun-filled," he said....

This news has been read 3164 times!... The Amiri Diwan, on this occasion, congratulated His Highness the Amir and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Dr.... It also congratulated the Kuwaiti people and all residents in the country and prayed that the occasion would revisit the Arab and Muslim states as they enjoyed greater security and peace....

The Taliban retook power last August after foreign forces pulled out of the country. Taliban authorities announced on Saturday that Eid would be marked the following day, leading to raucous rounds of celebratory gunfire in the streets of Kabul late on Saturday night. The authorities also moved to assuage people's fears over security ahead of Eid.... " We ensure our countrymen we will ensure security during Eid," spokesman for Afghan interior ministry Abdul Nafee Takor said.( Reporting by Kabul

Hours later, President Ashraf Ghani, who had recently ordered his troops to move into offensive operations following increasing Taliban attacks, said Afghan security forces would comply.“ I welcome the ceasefire announcement by the Taliban, ” Mr.... “ The Afghan government extends the offer of peace.” This is only the second brief cease-fire that both sides have agreed to during the nearly two decades since the U.S. invasion toppled the Taliban government in 2001.... The first cessation of vio

This news has been read 2268 times!... He emphasized that Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory for all