New Year's Day-off will be Tuesday, not Monday

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.

Tripoli, 3 November 2013:

The widespread assumption that tomorrow, Monday would mark the start of the new Islamic year was proved wrong this evening, when Dar Al-Ifta announced that the moon could not be detected, even by the meteorological office.

Thus tomorrow will be the last day of the 12^th month of the Islamic year "Dhul-Hijja" and Tuesday, 5 November will be the first day of the new Islamic year 1435 and a public holiday.