Eid al-Fitr in Qatar to begin Friday, Awqaf says
Tomorrow will be the start of Eid al-Fitr, officials have declared after spotting the crescent moon signifying the new Islamic month and the end of Ramadan.
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Awqaf asks Qatar residents to seek crescent moon on Thursday night
If the new moon is spotted, Eid al-Fitr will begin on Friday, July 17 (the first day of the Islamic month of Shawal). If no moon is observed, Friday will be the last fasting day, and Eid will begin on Saturday, July 18.
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Qatar’s public sector to get 11-day holiday for Eid al-Fitr 2015
The official holiday will end on Thursday, July 23 and the first day of business for these bodies will be Sunday, July 26, according to an announcement today from the Emiri Diwan.
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Fed up with fines, Ramadan car parade-goers begin flocking to Katara
Katara Cultural Village’s main thoroughfare, Shakespeare St., has been jam-packed with a slow-moving motorcade of some of Qatar’s most exotic, colorful and expensive cars this week, after drivers moved to a different venue.
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Qatar’s Katara kicks off Ramadan festival with new market, exhibitions
Spread over the seafront area and several buildings, the festival honors famous Muslim scholars and inventors, photographers and Qur'anic texts, and offers small local businesses the opportunity to sell their goods.
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Qatar residents encouraged to thank fuel station attendants
As part of a Ramadan effort, more than a dozen women and their families have been delivering bags with essentials such as toiletries, t-shirts, sunglasses and sunblock to men working the petrol pumps in the midday heat at stations across the country.
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Qatar residents cautioned against speeding, overeating during Ramadan
To prevent accidents on the roads and avoid going to the hospital with stomach problems, authorities have advised fasting residents to exert patience, common sense and self-control.
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Qatar charities expand free Ramadan iftar program to meet rising demand
Qatar Red Crescent, for example, has added three new tents, more than doubling its capacity to feed people from 2,800 to 6,000.
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Awqaf: First fasting day of Ramadan 2015 is Thursday
Because the new moon was not sighted tonight, the month of Ramadan officially begins tomorrow night, Qatar officials have explained.
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