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MOONSIGHTING COMMITTEE SET UP AHEAD OF RAMADAN

The UAE has set up its official moon sighting committee for Ramadan.

The group will be in charge of the crescent sighting which marks the beginning of the holy month.

Members include senior Awqaf and judiciary officials as well as religious counsellors and members of the astronomical society.

According to a decree, the committee will meet after Maghreb prayers on Thursday, at the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department.

Members will follow up the sighting of the moon in the central, eastern and western regions of the country, before an announcement is made.

Officials say the beginning of Ramadan is expected to be announced this Friday or Saturday.

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