For Muslims in Saudi Arabia and most Sunni-ruled Middle Eastern states Ramadan will begin on Saturday, but in Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq it will start the following day, authorities announced.

Saudi Arabia, along with Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, and several other Arab and Islamic nations, officially announced that Saturday would be the first day of Ramadan.

Muslims around the world will begin observing Ramadan on March 01, 2025, as the crescent moon was seen in various countries. However, in India and some other countries, the moon was not visible on February 28,