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Kuwait crescent sighting auth. meets Aug. 6

KUWAIT, Aug 5 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's crescent sighting authority will be meeting tomorrow evening to receive persons who could have sighted crescent of the month of Shawwal of the Hijra year which would mark Eid Al-Fitr, ministry of justice undersecretary Abdulaziz Al-Majed said Monday.
He told KUNA the authority's meeting was rescheduled for Tuesday evening instead of Wednesday evening this week.
The authority will be chaired by vice-chairman of the Court of Cassation Justice Yusuf Al-Mutaw'a, with membership of Justices Ishaq Al-Kandari, Mishal Al-Juraiwi and Adnan Al-Tabtabae, he said.
Al-Majed urged people who see the crescent to come to the authority to report it. The authority will be meeting at the headquartes of Kuwait's Judicial and Legal Institute.
Al-Majed congratulated His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on the advent of Eid Al-Fitr. (end) amn.bs KUNA 060043 Aug 13NNNN