THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COUNCIL HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ARAFAT DAY WILL BE ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2006, AND EID DAY WILL BE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2006. ACCORDING TO THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COUNCIL, THE CRESCENT OF THE LUNAR MONTH OF ZIL-HAJJA WAS SIGHTED ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 20, 2006.