UAE sets up moon-sighting committee to detect start of Shawwal
ABU DHABI: Sultan Bin Saeed Al Badi, Minister of Justice, has issued a decision setting up the moon-sighting committee to confirm the start of the month of Shawwal, which will mark the end of Ramadan and start of Eid Al Fitr. The committee will hold a meeting under the chairmanship of the Justice Minister on Monday after Maghrib prayers at the Judiciary Department in Abu Dhabi. The decision called on all Sharia courts across the country to look out for the crescent moon and inform the committee.
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