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Ramadan kicks off in much of Middle East amid soaring prices

A little girl looks on during an evening prayer on the eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Children sleep as Muslim women perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih' that marks the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 2, 2022. During Ramadan Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) Muslims gather for a free public Iftar meal during the first day of Ramadan at sheikh Abdul qader Gilani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 2, 2022. Muslims throughout the world are marking the Ramadan -- a month of fasting during which observants abstain from food, drink and other pleasures from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Muslims gather for a free public Iftar meal during the first day of Ramadan at sheikh Abdul qader Gilani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 2, 2022. Muslims throughout the world are marking the Ramadan -- a month of fasting during which observants abstain from food, drink and other pleasures from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Muslims gather for a free public Iftar meal during the first day of Ramadan at sheikh Abdul qader Gilani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 2, 2022. Muslims throughout the world are marking the Ramadan -- a month of fasting during which observants abstain from food, drink and other pleasures from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) A Sudanese man read prays during the holy month of Ramadan at the Sheikh greeb Allah Mosque in Oumdrman, Khartoum, Sudan, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali) People walk next to Taksim mosque as the sun sets during the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Muslims gather for a free public Iftar meal during the first day of Ramadan at sheikh Abdul qader Gilani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 2, 2022. Muslims throughout the world are marking the Ramadan -- a month of fasting during which observants abstain from food, drink and other pleasures from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) Muslim women perform an evening prayer called 'tarawih' that marks the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, April 2, 2022. During Ramadan, Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex from dawn to dusk. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) A man swings fireworks during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Gaza City, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) A busy downtown market is seen in Damascus, Syria, on the first day of Ramadan, Islamic holy month, Saturday, April 2, 2022. On the top is a poster showing Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) People buy roasted chestnuts next to Taksim mosque as the sun sets during the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, April 2, 2022. Lights on top read in Turkish: "Welcome Sehr-i Ramadan". (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) People receive free food being distributed ahead of Iftar, the evening meal breaking the Ramadan fast, at the Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, April 2, 2022. Muslims throughout the world are marking the Ramadan -- a month of fasting during which observants abstain from food, drink and other pleasures from sunrise to sunset. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) A man tries on a traditional cap in preparation for the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Saturday, April 2, 2022. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan — when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk — began at sunrise Saturday in much of the Middle East, where Russia's invasion of Ukraine has sent energy and food prices soaring. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad) A Pakistani Muslim reads the Quran ahead of Ramadan at a mosque ahead of the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad) Pakistani men makes traditional sweets at a market to be displayed for sale ahead of the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Hyderabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Pervaiz Masih) People bathe in the Cisadane River on the first evening of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Tangerang, Indonesia, Saturday, April 2, 2022. Muslims followed local tradition to wash in the river to symbolically cleanse their soul prior to entering the holiest month in Islamic calendar. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) People bathe in the Cisadane River on the first evening of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Tangerang, Indonesia, Saturday, April 2, 2022. Muslims followed local tradition to wash in the river to symbolically cleanse their soul prior to entering the holiest month in Islamic calendar. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) Wilayah Mosque are light up with the background of city skylines on the eve of the Ramadan in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, April 2, 2022. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan — when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk — has begun in much of the Middle East, where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent energy and food prices soaring. Muslims follow a lunar calendar and a moon-sighting methodology can lead to different countries declaring the start of Ramadan a day or two apart. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Children bathe in the Cisadane River on the first evening of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Tangerang, Indonesia, Saturday, April 2, 2022. Muslims followed local tradition to wash in the river to symbolically cleanse their soul prior to entering the holiest month in Islamic calendar. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)