{"id":51694,"date":"2026-02-18T07:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=51694"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T09:26:22","slug":"ramadan-2026-begins-in-saudi-arabia-the-holy-month-starts-on-february-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ramadan-2026-begins-in-saudi-arabia-the-holy-month-starts-on-february-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramadan 2026 Begins in Saudi Arabia: the Holy Month Starts on February 18"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong> officially welcomes Ramadan 2026! With the moon sighting confirmed, the <strong>holy month begins on Wednesday, February 18<\/strong>. This marks a time of deep reflection, devotion, and a stronger connection to faith for Muslims across the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For those looking for more details on how to celebrate and adapt to the changes during this period, check out our guide on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ramadan-in-saudi-arabia-complete-guide\/\">Ramadan in Saudi Arabia 2026: new rules, when and how to celebrate<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the changes during this month, the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/riyadh-metro-and-bus-timings-during-ramadan-2026-public-transport-schedule\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"51660\">Riyadh Metro has adjusted its operating hours<\/a><\/strong> to better accommodate the needs of those observing the holy month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re in <strong>Riyadh, Jeddah, or Khobar<\/strong> during this time, don&#8217;t miss the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/best-things-to-do-during-ramadan-in-saudi-arabia\/\">best Ramadan celebrations and Iftar experiences across Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Saudi Arabia welcomes Ramadan 2026, we wish everyone a peaceful and blessed month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia officially welcomes Ramadan 2026! With the moon sighting confirmed, the holy month begins on Wednesday, February 18. This marks a time of deep reflection, devotion, and a stronger connection to faith for Muslims across the Kingdom. For those looking for more details on how to celebrate and adapt to the changes during this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":29676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-51694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0623\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631"}}],"countries":[{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}}],"cities":[{"id":15508,"slug":"riyadh","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/riyadh\/","api_id":283,"title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0631\u064a\u0627\u0636"}},{"id":30107,"slug":"khobar","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/khobar\/","api_id":310,"title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0631"}},{"id":15509,"slug":"jeddah","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/jeddah\/","api_id":296,"title":{"rendered":"\u062c\u062f\u0629"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}