Ramadan begins in Saudi Arabia Thursday

The Holy Ramadan will begin in Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East on Thursday. alarabiya.net says the government of Yemen, exiled in Saudi Arabia because of civil war in their homeland, similarly said the Holy Month of Ramadan will begin in the Arab country on Thursday. Besides, the governments of Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Jordan also announced the beginning of Ramadan from Thursday. Turkish authorities also announced that the holy month of fast and restriant will commence in the south-eastern European country from Thursday, the alarabia.net said in a report on Wednesday.