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Muslims in Egypt gather for a communal iftar. Photo:Fadel Dawod/Getty Images.

Ramadan begins in Saudi Arabia, U.A.E as crescent moon sighted, first fast to be observed tomorrow

Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic lunar calendar, occupies a central place in the Islamic faith.

Libyan House of Representatives (HoR). Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Libyan leaders agree to form a unified government to oversee elections

Three key Libyan leaders announced on Sunday that they had agreed on the “necessity” of forming a new unified government to oversee long-delayed elections.