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Saudi Arabia: Preparations for Ramadan
More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the Holy Month of Ramadan, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn until sunset.
A Yemeni vendor living in Saudi Arabia carries bags of onions at Otaiga public market in the Manfouha district of the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2015 as the faithful prepare for the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the month, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn until sunset. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Saudi man buys watermelons at Otaiga public market in the Manfouha district of the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2015 as the faithful prepare for the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the month, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn until sunset. (AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi vendors display vegetables on stalls at Otaiga public market in the Manfouha district of the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2015 as the faithful prepare for the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the month, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn until sunset. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Saudi man buys dates at Otaiga public market in the Manfouha district of the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2015 as the faithful prepare for the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the month, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn until sunset. (AFP/Getty Images)
Saudi and migrant workers display watermelons on a stall at Otaiga public market in the Manfouha district of the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2015 as the faithful prepare for the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the month, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn until sunset. (AFP/Getty Images)
A Saudi vendor carries tomatoes on a cart at Otaiga public market in the Manfouha district of the capital Riyadh on June 17, 2015 as the faithful prepare for the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. More than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world will mark the month, during which believers abstain from eating, drinking, smoking and having sex from dawn until sunset. (AFP/Getty Images)
