Ankara: Some Muslim countries will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, on Sunday, while others will mark the festival on Monday.

According to Anadolu Agency, religious authorities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, and Bahrain announced that the new crescent of Shawwal (10th month of the Islamic calendar) was sighted on Saturday, leading them to observe Eid al-Fitr on Sunday.

Similarly, authorities in Palestine, Sudan, and Yemen confirmed that they would celebrate the festival on Sunday. Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abd al-Latif Drian noted that Sunni Muslims in Lebanon would also partake in the celebrations on Sunday. Trkiye's Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet) announced that Eid al-Fitr would begin on Sunday, following astronomical calculations adopted by the country's religious authorities.

Conversely, Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on Monday in Oman, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Algeria, and Tunisia, as the new moon could not be sighted. Iraq's Sunni and Shia Muslims are also scheduled to mark the festival on Monday. Additionally, Muslims in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh will welcome the festival on Monday.

Eid al-Fitr, a festival of breaking the fast at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, is one of the two main festivals in Islam, the other being Eid al-Adha.