Morocco announces a nationwide curfew during Ramadan from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. to combat the spread of COVID-19. 2021-04-7
The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah says that only vaccinated pilgrims will be allowed access to Mecca's Great Mosque during Ramadan. 2021-04-5
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that a full weekend lockdown will be put in place during Ramadan and that restaurants will only be able to offer delivery and takeout due to an increasing number of high-risk cities across the country. 2021-03-29
Saudi Arabia blocks all foreign pilgrims from entering the country. This block happens just before the Ramadan fasting. 2020-02-27
Riad Hijab, coordinator of the opposition High Negotiations Committee, in a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposes a nationwide truce for the month of Ramadan which begins 6 June 2016. 2016-06-1
Thousands of Indonesians are stranded on the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of Ramadan as five airports remain closed as a result of the eruption of the Raung and Gamalama volcanoes. 2015-07-17
In Istanbul, Turkish police forces interrupt the LGBT pride parade, which was refused this year due to the holy month Ramadan, by firing water cannons and rubber pellets. 2015-06-28
A stampede at a concert in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, to mark the end of Ramadan results in at least 24 deaths with dozens more injured. 2014-07-29
Israel announces that it will transfer the bodies of 84 Palestinian militants to the Palestinian Authority, apparently as a diplomatic gesture to the Palestinians ahead of Ramadan. 2011-07-4
Millions of Muslims begin the holy month of Ramadan in which they are required to fast between sunrise and sunset. 2010-08-11