Lebanon, Turkey, Yemen and Iraq declare Saturday as the first day of Ramadan while Saudi Arabia postpones confirmation.
Lebanon, Yemen, and Iraq confirmed that Saturday, May 27, will be the first day of Ramadan 2017.
Turkey - along with Muslim communities in Europe, the US, Canada and Australia - previously declared that Saturday will be the first day of Ramadan, based on astronomical calculations of the new moon birth.
Saudi Arabia's High Judicial Court announced that the moon was not sighted on Thursday evening, and that it will convene on Friday evening for moon sighting again.
Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE made similar announcements, and will make the call on Friday evening.
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