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KUWAIT, Oct 11 (KUNA) -- The Crescent-Moon Sighting Committee on Thursday
announced Friday as the first day of Eid el-Fitr.
The announcement came after a meeting of the committee, which convened
Thursday evening for the sake of ensuring the crescent-moon was officially
sighted.
As the crescent was duly sighted, therefore the first day of the Eid
el-Fitr was set as Friday, a statement by the committee said.
Prior to the Kuwaiti announcement, a similar sighting was declared
officially in Saudi Arabia, the largest GCC state. (end)
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