The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is set to commence on 11 March and will span 30 days, announced Gad El-Qadi, the director of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) in an article reported by Ahram Online on 21 February. "According to [astronomical] calculations, Ramadan will end on April 9," El-Qadi was
The National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) announced the date for the start of the holy month of Ramadan in Egypt to be on Thursday, 23 March. According to the Cairo-based institute, Eid Al Fitr, the three-day feast celebrating the end of Ramadan, will begin on Friday, 21 April. Despite the announcement made,