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Soldiers in Saudi war don’t have to fast: Saudi mufti

Jun 07, 2016 07:18

For a second year in a row, Saudi Arabia’s grand mufti has exempted troops participating in the war on Yemen from observing the religious obligation of fasting during Ramadan.
China restricts Ramadan fasting in Muslim-majority region

Jun 07, 2016 07:15

Chinese authorities have ordered students, civil servants and many other residents of the mainly-Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang to avoid fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.