First day of Ramadan around the world - in pictures
Men gather for iftar in Sudan's eastern city of Kassala on the first day of Ramadan. AFP
Muslims pray amid the rubble and ruins in a destroyed part of Gaza city's historic Omari Mosque on the first day of Ramadan. AFP
Cars drive past a giant lantern in the main square of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh, on the first day of Ramadan. AFP
Palestinians break their fast near the rubble of buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
Indonesian Muslims during taraweeh prayer at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP
The first iftar cannon of Ramadan 2025 fired by Dubai Police at Expo City. Antonie Robertson/The National
A woman recites the Quran at the Grand Mosque of Istiqlal in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
Worshippers attend Friday prayers ahead of the beginning of Ramadan at London Islamic Cultural Society mosque in London. Reuters
People take part in a Ramadan parade on Fifth Avenue in the Brooklyn borough in New York City. AFP
Muslims offer prayers to mark the start of Ramadan at Fayuan mosque in Beijing. AFP
Malaysia's Islamic Authority's officers stand in silhouettes as they perform 'rukyah', the sighting of the new moon, which signals the start of Ramadan, in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Reuters
Kyrgyz Muslim worshippers pray inside the Abdulkarim Satuq Bughra Khan Mosque in Bishkek. AFP
Palestinians hold a collective suhoor meal in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. AP
People gather along the decorated seaside corniche in Libya's second-largest city of Benghazi. AFP
Worshippers perform a night prayer called 'Tarawih' at the Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. AP
The Mevlana mosque in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. EPA
