The Palestinians will celebrate Eid on a different day from Saudi Arabia for the first time since 1994 due to differences in the sighting of the moon, leading some to question why. Some Palestinians even suggested on social media the decision could be related to politics ahead of the unveiling of the US plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace. Saudi Arabia celebrated Eid on Tuesday while Iran will do so on Wednesday. He denied any political issues, pointing out that Egypt, a close Saudi ally, will also celebrate Eid on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia is attending a US-led economic conference in Bahrain on the issue on June 25-26, but the Palestinians have decided to boycott it and encouraged other Arab states to skip.

Source: Pakistan Today June 04, 2019 23:15 UTC