Arafat Day Will Be On Friday, December 29, 2006

Riyadh, 21 December 06

The Supreme Judicial Council has announced that Arafat Day will be on Friday, 29 December, 2006, and Eid Day will be on Saturday, 30 December, 2006.

According to the statement issued by the Supreme Judicial Council, the crescent of the lunar month of Zil-Hajja was sighted on Wednesday evening, 20 December 2006.