29-03-2025
President Sisi exchanges greetings with world leaders on occasion of Eid Al-Fitr
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi- File Photo
CAIRO – 29 March 2025: Several phone calls took place between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and other world leaders, greeting each other on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr (the Feast of Breaking the Fast) due to start on Sunday.
President Sisi exchanged greetings with Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, Jordanian King Abdullah II Ibn Al-Hussein, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, King of Bahrain Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
The leaders also conveying their sincere wishes for continued stability and progress for their countries.
The Egyptian Dar al-Iftaa (the House of issuing Fatwas) will sight the crescent of Shawwal 1446 AH, which will signal the end of the holy month of Ramadan, on Saturday evening.
If the crescent of Shawwal- the tenth month of Islamic Calendar - was sighted this evening, the beginning of the four-day celebrations of Eid Al-Fitr will start on March 30. Meanwhile, it the crescent was not observed, the Eid al-Ftir will start on March 31.
On March 24, 2025, Egypt's Cabinet declared a four-day paid holiday for both public servants and the private sector to mark Eid al Fitr.
The statement further clarified that if the sighting of the crescent moon of Shawwal determines that Monday, March 31, 2025, will be the first day of Shawwal, the holiday will be extended until Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
