King Mohammed VI of Morocco asked Moroccans on Wednesday to abstain from performing the rite of slaughtering sheep on Eid al-Adha this year due to a drop in the country’s herd following years of ...

Algeria is planning to import 1 million sheep ahead of Eid al-Adha to curb rising prices and shortages amid drought and ...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — With Morocco’s sheep herds dwindling at an alarming rate, King Mohammed VI made a rare break with tradition by urging families to forego buying sheep for sacrifice during the ...

By Aida Alami and Amelia Nierenberg Moroccan families usually celebrate Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, with prayers at the mosque in the morning and sizzling meat skewers at night.

It ends in the three-day celebration Eid-al-Fitr, one of the two official holidays in the Islamic faith. The other is Eid al-Adha. The lunar calendar moves forward about 11 days every year ...

The day after Ramadan ends starts one of the major holidays in the Islamic calendar: Eid Al-Fitr, or the Festival of Breaking the Fast. Eid Al-Fitr is a three-day festival that will start around ...

Eid Al Fitr is coming sooner than you think and we’re set for a bumper break to celebrate it. Now that the start of Ramadan has been announced and festivities set to begin at the end of March, you’re ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A total of 10 people have now been charged in connection with a shooting at an Eid al-Fitr event last year in West Philadelphia. Investigators say two groups opened fire in ...

FILE - Sheeps are for sale in a northern district of Algiers, Saturday June 8, 2024, ahead of the Eid al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice," when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in ...

The 55-year-old farmer had counted on selling the bulk of his 130 sheep to Moroccans preparing for early June's Eid Al-Adha holiday, but now his hopes are unraveling and he expects to lose around ...