A Palestinian shopkeeper lights up Ramadan lanterns in the Old City of Jerusalem to welcome the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
A Palestinian shopkeeper lights up Ramadan lanterns in the Old City of Jerusalem to welcome the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
A Palestinian observes the moon through a telescope ahead of the holy month of Ramadan at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem, Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
Vendors wait for customers at a market ahead of the holy month of Ramadan in Tripoli, Lebanon, Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Khaled Habashiti/Xinhua)
Vendors wait for customers ahead of Ramadan at a marketplace in Damascus, Syria, on Feb. 17, 2026. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua)
