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Saudi Arabia Urges Sighting of Shawwal Crescent Moon on Monday Evening

General view of Muslims performing evening prayers at the Grand Mosque on the eve of 27th Ramadan, during the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, April 5, 2024. (SPA)
General view of Muslims performing evening prayers at the Grand Mosque on the eve of 27th Ramadan, during the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, April 5, 2024. (SPA)
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Saudi Arabia Urges Sighting of Shawwal Crescent Moon on Monday Evening

General view of Muslims performing evening prayers at the Grand Mosque on the eve of 27th Ramadan, during the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, April 5, 2024. (SPA)
General view of Muslims performing evening prayers at the Grand Mosque on the eve of 27th Ramadan, during the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, April 5, 2024. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court called on Saturday on Muslims across Saudi Arabia to sight the crescent moon of the month of Shawwal on Monday evening.

It said whoever sights the crescent moon with the naked eye or through binoculars must report to the nearest court and register their testimony.

The sighting of the Shawwal crescent moon marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

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King Salman Orders One-Year Extension of the Citizen Account Program

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
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King Salman Orders One-Year Extension of the Citizen Account Program

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. (SPA)

Upon the recommendation of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud ordered on Monday that the Citizen Account Program be extended, in its current framework, until the end of 2025.

The directive also includes a one-year extension of the additional support to the program’s beneficiaries, as well as the continuation of the program’s registration process.

The royal directive reflects the Saudi leadership’s keenness on citizens. The additional support to the program’s beneficiaries was already extended under a royal directive in July 2022.