Moon sighted in Saudi Arabia : Eid Al-Fitr on Friday

The Saudi Supreme Court declared Thursday as the last day of Ramadan 2015 and Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated on Friday.

In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Royal Court said a number of adult witnesses in a number of provinces across the kingdom have testified to have seen with the naked the new moon of the month of Shawwal 1436 in the Islamic calendar.

Eid al-Fitr celebration begins after the fasting month of Ramadan ends. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drinks and sexual intercourse from dawn to dusk, which is an exercise in self-restraint, intended to bring the faithful closer to God.