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This may be because the Eid holiday has made contact with senior Iranian officials difficult.
BBC: Analysis: British yacht crew detained by Iran
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Miliband said the intervening Eid holiday in Iran slowed the diplomatic process somewhat.
CNN: UK urges 'speedy' end in Iran yacht case
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Al-Nimr's parents are expected to visit him on Friday on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha holiday.
CNN: Story highlights
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Two years ago, Eman Hassaballa Aly, a 31-year-old social worker from suburban Chicago, rallied for a doodle devoted to Eid, a Muslim holiday celebrated twice a year.
WSJ: A Holiday Card From Google
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Both he and the head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mustafa Amin, said the pyramid was closed for maintenance after the large number of visitors during the Eid al-Adha holiday last week.
BBC: Egypt closes Great Pyramid amid 11/11/11 rumours
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Mr Brahimi has been visiting a series of Middle Eastern capitals, putting forward a proposal for a ceasefire to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which starts at the end of the month.
BBC: Lead UN investigator Paulo Sergio Pinheiro
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The move, officially in honor of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, was also meant to bolster the reputation of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, whose government is locked in a power struggle with the Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip.
CNN: Israel frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
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The people here are celebrating Eid, which is a holiday on the Muslim calendar.
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There had been speculation that Hussein would be executed before Eid Al-Adha -- a holiday period that means Feast of the Sacrifice, celebrated by Muslims around the world at the climax of the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
CNN: Hussein executed with 'fear in his face'