• A member of the Moon-sighting committee looks through a telescope near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to look for the new crescent moon that will mark the beginning Ramadan the following day. Reuters
    A member of the Moon-sighting committee looks through a telescope near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to look for the new crescent moon that will mark the beginning Ramadan the following day. Reuters
  • A member of the Moon-sighting committee looks through binoculars, near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    A member of the Moon-sighting committee looks through binoculars, near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Muslims pray during the first dawn prayers of Ramadan, around the Kaaba, the sacred cube-shaped building at the centre of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
    Muslims pray during the first dawn prayers of Ramadan, around the Kaaba, the sacred cube-shaped building at the centre of the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
  • Workers disinfect the ground as Muslim pilgrims walk round the Kaaba, during the Umrah pilgrimage, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
    Workers disinfect the ground as Muslim pilgrims walk round the Kaaba, during the Umrah pilgrimage, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. AP Photo
  • A vendor puts up stars and crescent moon decorations in his shop at a market in Kuwait City, Kuwait, the day before the start of Ramadan. AFP
    A vendor puts up stars and crescent moon decorations in his shop at a market in Kuwait City, Kuwait, the day before the start of Ramadan. AFP
  • A vendor decorates his shop with lanterns, at a market in Kuwait City, the day before the start of the holy month. AFP
    A vendor decorates his shop with lanterns, at a market in Kuwait City, the day before the start of the holy month. AFP
  • Decorations in the shape of a crescent moon inlaid within a five-pointed star bearing Arabic text reading Ramadan Mubarak – Blessed Ramadan – at the City Walk district of Dubai, with the Burj Khalifa in the background. AFP
    Decorations in the shape of a crescent moon inlaid within a five-pointed star bearing Arabic text reading Ramadan Mubarak – Blessed Ramadan – at the City Walk district of Dubai, with the Burj Khalifa in the background. AFP
  • A customer inspects the produce at a spice shop in Dubai, ahead of the holy month. AFP
    A customer inspects the produce at a spice shop in Dubai, ahead of the holy month. AFP
  • Ramadan lights illuminate the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Ramadan lights illuminate the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • A vendor sells fresh produce at Al Mawaleh market in Oman's capital Muscat, ahead of Ramadan. AFP
    A vendor sells fresh produce at Al Mawaleh market in Oman's capital Muscat, ahead of Ramadan. AFP

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Ramadan in the Gulf 2021: Oman, Saudi Arabia, and UAE welcome holy month - in pictures

Muslims across the Gulf celebrated the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on Tuesday

The National

April 13, 2021

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