RIYADH: The Saudi Arabia state television reported on Saturday that the moon for Zil Haj has been sighted in the kingdom and and Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 15.

Haj will be performed on October 14.

Decision from the UAE Moon Sighting Committee is still awaited.

The UAE’s moon sighting committee will meet today in Abu Dhabi to look for the Zil Haj moon.

In Bangladesh, the National Moon-sighting Committee is scheduled to sit on Sunday to set the date of Eid-ul-Azha after reviewing news of sighting the moon of Zil Haj.

BDST: 1110 HRS, OCT 01, 2013
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