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11–25 January – 2024 Asian Men's Handball Championship [1] 12 June – Several people are injured and 25 shops are destroyed in a fire in Manama Souq. [2] 4 September – King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issues pardons to 457 prisoners on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of his accession as monarch. [3]
When is Eid al-Adha 2024? While it can vary based on moon sightings in different parts of the world, this year Eid al-Adha is predicted to begin at sunset on June 16, 2024, according to Islamic ...
Both Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha follow a period of 10 holy days or nights: the last 10 nights of Ramadan for Eid al-Fitr, and the first 10 days of Dhu al-Hijjah for Eid al-Adha. The Night of Power (Arabic: لیلة القدر, romanized: Laylat al-Qadr), one of the last 10 nights of Ramadan, is the holiest night of the year.
4 May – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) bans Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah from all positions within the committee for 15 years over ethics breaches. . He was previously banned by the IOC for three years in 2023 over his interference in the Olympic Council of Asia elections, and a criminal conviction in Switzerland related to forgery and the orchestration of a counterfeit ...
Top news headlines of 2024, month-by-month. ... 2024 in Portland, Oregon. A door-sized section near the rear of the plane blew off 10 minutes after Flight 1282 took off from Portland on January 5 ...
What is Eid al-Fitr? Wednesday 10 April 2024 22:45, Kelly Rissman. Eid al-Fitr is being celebrated by Muslims across the world on Wednesday to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
10 April – Eid al-Fitr; 26 April – Union Day; 1 May – Labour Day; 16 June – Eid al-Adha; 7 July – Saba Saba Day; 8 August – Nane Nane Day; 16 September – Prophet Muhammad's Birthday; 14 October – Nyerere Day; 9 December – Tanzania Independence Day; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December – Boxing Day
Eid al-Adha is also sometimes called Eid II or "Greater Eid" (Arabic: العيد الكبير, romanized: al-ʿĪd al-Kabīr). [15] As with Eid al-Fitr, the Eid prayer is performed on the morning of Eid al-Adha, after which udhiyah , or the ritual sacrifice of sheep, may be performed.