Today is the first day of Ramadan

Today is declared as the first day of the fasting month of Ramadan and on this occasion the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad exchanged messages of congratulations with Presidents of Egypt, Sultan of Oman, King of Jordan, Presidents of Iraq, Yemen, Kuwait, Qatar, Mauritania, Indonesia, Senegal, Palestine, Brunei Sultan, and from many other Arab and Muslim high ranking officials and ministers.