The Shawal moon was sighted inSaudi Arabia heralding the startof Eid ul-Fitr holidays in theKingdom from Friday, theofficial Saudi Supreme JudicialCouncil announced Thursdayevening.

Muslims in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will celebrate Eid ul-Fitr on Friday, the Al-Arabiya news channel reported. Local media in Qatar also announced the sighting of the Shawal