Dubai's cannon firing tradition during Ramadan. Loud boom from cannons signals the start of iftar and the end of the day’s fast in Dubai.
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00:00The Ramadan cannons heard in the UAE throughout Ramadan is in keeping with a long-held tradition.
00:10The firing of the cannon is believed to have originated in Egypt to announce Iftar and
00:14the end of the day's fast.
00:16The practice has spread to most Arab countries.
00:19In Dubai, Dubai Police Weapons and Ammunition Department of the General Department of Services
00:24and Supplies is responsible for the Ramadan cannon firing program, which was started
00:29in the 1960s.