1.   He asked for patience on the reform of food subsidies, pointing out the country is in the middle of the fasting month.

2.   Sunday is the first day of Eid, the three-day festival marking he end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

3.   Sunday was the beginning of Eid al-Fitr, a three-day Muslim holiday that celebrates the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

4.   The appeal came on the second day of the holiday that marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

5.   Palestinians celebrated the end of the fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday with sweets, prayers and visits to the graves of loved ones.

6.   President Megawati Sukarnoputri has called on Washington to halt the military campaign during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which starts in mid-November.

7.   Peak travel periods include Chinese New Year, the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and school holidays, he said.

8.   Peaks for travel come during such festive periods as Chinese New Year, the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan and school holidays, he said.

9.   PETALING JAYA, Tues. - Many shoppers today expressed concern that traders would raise prices in view of the fasting month unless the authorities step up enforcement.

10.   A bomb blast on a train in an Istanbul station Tuesday injured five people on the eve of the first day of the Islamic fasting month, Ramadan.