Photos: From UAE to world, preparations begin for Ramadan
Month of fasting fosters discipline, compassion, and communal strength
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The Ramadan cannon tradition returns, with Dubai Police preparing firing sites across the emirate. The decades-old custom will mark the crescent sighting and daily iftar.
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Ramadan decorations in Abu Dhabi.
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Muslims worldwide are preparing for a month of fasting, reflection, and charity.
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A woman inspects lanterns for sale at a market in the Abbasiyya district of central Cairo as Muslims prepare for the holy month of Ramadan.
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Crescent-shaped festive decorations set up ahead of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan are pictured before high rise buildings in Manama, Bahrain.
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A Palestinian man holding his daughter pose for a picture as they shop for decorative lights at a shop in east Jerusalem.
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A shopkeeper arranges dates while waiting for customers at a market in Srinagar.
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People buy dates at a market in Karachi on February 16, 2026, ahead of the Islamic holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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A woman shops for decorations ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at a store in Beirut, Lebanon.
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People walk through the historical Crater market decorated with lanterns ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Aden, Yemen.
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A worker prepares vermicelli at a factory ahead of Ramadan, in Prayagraj.
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Ramadan shopping in Abu Dhabi.
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