#BREAKING: First day of Eid Al Adha announced in Oman

Merge 104.8  |  21 July 2020

Oman’s Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs (MERA), has announced that the month of Dhu Al Hijjah will begin on Wednesday, July 22, after its official moon-sighting committee spotted the new crescent moon in skies above the Sultanate this evening [Tuesday, July 21].

As such, the Ministry has announced that the first day of Eid Al Adha in Oman will fall on Friday, July 31, 2020.

(Also read: COVID-19: Oman announces nationwide lockdown.)