Riyadh, Sha'ban 29, 1439, May 15, 2018, SPA -- Islamic organizations and committees concerned with the start of the month of Ramadan in many Arab and Muslim countries and the Muslim communities in the countries of the world announced that Wednesday is the end of the month of Sha'baan and that Thursday is the start of the holy month of Ramadan. This took place in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Egypt, Sudan, Tunisia, Syria, Turkey, Indonesia, Malaysia and Muslim communities in Russia, Australia, France, Singapore, Japan and South Korea. --SPA 23:22 LOCAL TIME 20:22 GMT 0034 www.spa.gov.sa/w689109