Eid-ul-Fitr 2026, March 20 -- People living in the Gulf region welcomed Eid-ul-Fitr on 20 March, amid explosions, emergency alerts, and a palpable sense of uncertainty as the war in the Middle East has raged on for weeks now.

The Eid, being celebrated in the Gulf on Friday, marks the end of the fasting month of Ramzan. Mint spoke with people in many Gulf nations as they prepared for special Eid prayers today.

The conflict was triggered by Israel and the United States attacking Iran on 28 February, almost ten days into Ramadan 2026. What followed was a spate of assassinations and targeted bombings in Iranian cities. Tehran responded with what it called retaliatory strikes on Israel and on the US-Israel military bases across its Muslim ne...