Authorities in the UAE have announced that Wednesday 12 May is the last day of Ramadan, and Thursday 13 May will be the first day of Shawwal.
The moon sighting committee held a virtual meeting after magrib prayers on Tuesday, and confirmed that Ramadan will last 30 days and that Thursday is the first day of Shawwal, marking Eid Al Fitr in the UAE.
It has been already been confirmed that the public sector and private sector will have a holiday up to 3 of Shawwal, which means that work resumes for the public and privater sector on Sunday 16 May.