Ahlul Bayt News Agency (ABNA.ir), Federal ministries and departments will be open from 9am to 2pm, according to a circular issued by Humaid Al Qattami, minister of education and chairman of the Federal Human Resources Authority, reported state news agency WAM.
The news came shortly after WAM announced that UAE Minister of Justice Dr Hadef Jouan Al Dhahiri was forming a panel of experts to confirm the sighting of a crescent moon.
The panel will comprise government officials, religious counselors and astronomers and will announce the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan in the UAE. The committee will meet on Tuesday at the judiciary department headquarters. Dr Hadef Jouan Al Dhahiri confirmed that the lunar months verification committee is affiliated with the Abu Dhabi Judiciary Department and that any moon sightings would need to be verified in the central, eastern and western regions of the emirates. After the committee members agree the sighting an official announcement about the beginning of Ramadan will be made.
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