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Eid al-Adha

May 19th, 2025 - 08:41 GMT

Al Bawaba Staff

Egyptian researchers reveal the first day of Eid al-Adha

ALBAWABA - As millions of muslims across the globe await the arrival of Eid al-Adha, an Egyptian astronomical research institute revealed that the crescent moon of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH will be sighted on the dawn of Tuesday, May 27. The research institute adds that the moon will be visible in Cairo's skies for a total of 47 minutes after sunset. On the contrary, the moon will ...

Around 950 dancers will partake in the four-day event starting January 16 in the southernmost city in Israel, Eilat. (Photo courtesy Eilat Festival’s official page)

January 14th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

Arab hips don't lie: No belly-dancer is boycotting this Israel performance!

Yemeni people were asked to give up qat for a day on 12 January 2013

January 13th, 2013 - 12:57 GMT

Cut the qat: Yemenis kick the habit of a lifetime for one day

Barbers in Jeddah are getting a trim to their sales pitch.

January 13th, 2013 - 10:52 GMT

Barbers must cut hair! No more steam baths allowed, say Jeddah authorities

World famous freerunner Ryan Doyle has been practicing parkour in Dubai (Photo: Naim Chidiac/Red Bull Content Pool)

January 13th, 2013 - 07:37 GMT

Dubai's dusty souq gets jumped, climbed and flipped by world famous freerunner

Al Azhar mosque.

January 13th, 2013 - 05:35 GMT

Papa don't preach: Hardline Islam 'breeding a generation of Egyptian atheists'

Ben Affleck directed a movie that has the Iranian government none too pleased.

January 12th, 2013 - 12:38 GMT

Look out Hollywood, here comes Iran: Tehran to film 'Argo' response

Increasing persecution leaves Yemen's remaining Jews under threat of extinction

January 12th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

A community under threat: Is this the end for Yemen's Jews?

Sheikh Mohammed al-Jazlani has controversially labelled non-Muslim food 'halal' (Photo: Al Arabiya)

January 11th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

Halal for some: fatwa Sheikh says yes to non-Muslim food

'Endgame: Syria' (photo: Auroch Digital)

January 10th, 2013 - 01:02 GMT

Bloody Syria computer game proves a level too far for tech-heads

Oman's oil workers were battling with the dangers of a bad bit of chicken.

January 10th, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

Pulling a sickie? 300 oil workers in Oman struck with food poisoning

The ads show a burning World Trade Center with a quote attributed to the Quran.

January 10th, 2013 - 07:11 GMT

Underground Islamophobia: New NYC ‘Quran quote’ ads show 9/11 burning buildings

FSA rebels in Damascus

January 10th, 2013 - 05:00 GMT

A family affair? Syrian minister father disowns dead rebel son