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May 19th, 2025 - 08:41 GMT

Al Bawaba Staff

Egyptian researchers reveal the first day of Eid al-Adha

ALBAWABA - As millions of muslims across the globe await the arrival of Eid al-Adha, an Egyptian astronomical research institute revealed that the crescent moon of the month of Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 AH will be sighted on the dawn of Tuesday, May 27. The research institute adds that the moon will be visible in Cairo's skies for a total of 47 minutes after sunset. On the contrary, the moon will ...

A photo posted by NOM NOM ASIAT Dubai, offering free food for job seekers. (Instagram)

January 22nd, 2017 - 10:16 GMT

UAE’s ‘Year of the Giving’ rings true, as Dubai restaurant dishes out food for the unemployed

Women to trace traditional footsteps across desert for heritage walk. (File photo)

January 21st, 2017 - 08:37 GMT

Fifty women to follow in their Emirati sisters’ footsteps through the desert

When questioned in court whether she was aware of the nature of the substance that she had been carrying, the defendant muttered before the presiding judge and cried before saying 'no'. (File photo)

January 21st, 2017 - 10:35 GMT

Busted: Woman jailed for ten years after smuggling almost 4 kilos of marijuana into Dubai

Some young women in Oman discovered just how bad cyber revenge could be after they were the victims of online blackmail. (Shutterstock)

January 20th, 2017 - 03:31 GMT

Cyber crimes come to light in Oman after awareness campaign

In this January 8, 2017 photo, Negina Khpalwak (19), the first female orchestra conductor in Afghanistan, is seen during a rehearsal at the National Institute of Music in Kabul. (AFP/File)

January 20th, 2017 - 07:00 GMT

Striking a chord: Meet Afghanistan's first female orchestra

Facebook users are shocked by a Saudi man playing with lions and tigers. (AFP/File)

January 19th, 2017 - 02:00 GMT

Here, kitty kitty... Taming tigers in Saudi Arabia

Egypt suspects ex-footballer Mohamed Aboutrika of financing the banned Muslim Brotherhood. (AFP/File)

January 19th, 2017 - 11:00 GMT

Egypt puts ex-footballer Mohamed Aboutrika on terror list on suspicion of funding Muslim Brotherhood

Hands off! A Filipina hairdresser took a student to court after he molested her and then ran away. (Shutterstock)

January 19th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Keep your hands to yourself! Dubai student jailed for groping hairdresser

The restaurant in Al Barsha has been doing it for at least one year while the Karama branch has been doing it since it opened in June — in quiet and in the absence of major spotlight or fanfare, long before the Year of Giving was announced. (File photo)

January 19th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

No such thing as a free lunch… except in Dubai, that is!

As a teenager, Ghadeer Ahmed sent a video of herself dancing to her boyfriend. He then posted it online, exposing her to cyber bullying. (Instagram)

January 18th, 2017 - 12:00 GMT

'My body is not a source of shame': Egyptian woman defiant in face of online abuse

The policewoman's mother had wished to meet the ruler for many years. (Twitter)

January 18th, 2017 - 08:19 GMT

A mother’s dream comes true after meeting UAE ruler

Beheading by sword is the most common form of execution in Saudi Arabia. (File photo)

January 18th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Just seventeen days into new year, Saudi carries out its first execution