Emir to receive well-wishers on first day of Eid al-Fitr
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will receive well-wishers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr at Al Wajbah Palace on the first day of the Eid, the Emiri Diwan announced yesterday.
The Emir will receive the well-wishers in the following order:
Immediately after the Eid prayer until 6:30am, the Emir will receive Sheikhs, Ministers, the Speaker of the Advisory (Shura) Council, Ministries’ undersecretaries, members of the Shura Council and citizens.
From 6:30am to 6:45am, the Emir will receive the heads of diplomatic missions. From 6:45 to 7am, the Emir will receive the Armed Forces and Police officers as well as directors of departments and national institutions.
The Emir will also receive immediately after the Asr (afternoon) prayer to 4:15pm Sheikhs and citizens.
Mosques, prayer
grounds ready
for Eid prayer
The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs has prepared 304 mosques and prayer grounds in various areas of the country for Eid al-Fitr prayer, including 31 mosques and places reserved for women. The Ministry announced that Eid al-Fitr prayers will be performed at 5:15am.
Independence Day
greetings sent
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani have sent cables of congratulations to Maldives President on his country’s Independence Day.