The Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has declared Saturday September 23rd 2023, the Saudi National Day, as an official holiday. The official spokesman of the ministry, Mohammad Al Riski, said that all institutions operating in the public and private sector will be an official holiday on the 93rd National Day. According to […]
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The official Eid Al Adha holidays for public sector employees in the UAE have been announced by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources. The holidays will begin from 9 to 12 Zul Hijjah. According to the Gregorian calendar, Eid Al Adha will likely be celebrated from June 27th to July 2nd 2023, which includes […]
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Qatar has announced that government employees in the country will get Eid Al Fitr holidays from April 19th to 27th 2023. The Ruler’s Court announced Eid Al Fitr holidays for the employees of the ministries and other government agencies, public bodies and institutions on Sunday. According to the announcement, the official holidays will start on […]
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The UAE Cabinet has announced the dates of the country’s holidays for the public and private sectors in 2023. The country’s residents are in for multiple long breaks next year, including a six-day break. In the UAE, a unified list for the public and private sectors ensures employees get equal number of days off. Holidays for 2023 […]
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The authorities in the UAE have announced the official Eid Al Adha holidays for federal government and private sector employees in 2022. According to the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR), the holiday would be from Friday July 8th until Monday July 11th 2022. Work will resume on Tuesday July 12th. The crescent moon […]
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The UAE has suspended all work within the public and private sectors for a period of three days – from Saturday, May 14th to Monday, May 16th 2022 – to mourn the death of the UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Public and private sectors will resume work on Tuesday, May 17th, according […]
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The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources have announced that the Eid Al Fitr holiday for federal entities in the UAE will begin on 29th Ramadan (corresponding to 30th April). The UAE Cabinet adopted a decision setting the Eid Al-Fitr holiday for a week, so that the official holiday for the federal government begins […]
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The Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz, has issued a royal decree to make February 22nd of every year a day to commemorate the founding of the Saudi state. The day will be called “Foundation Day” and it becomes an official holiday, starting this year. The text of the decision stated: “…to take pride in the […]
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Thursday October 21st 2021, has been announced as a holiday for the public sector on the occasion of Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday. The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources made the announcement on Sunday and added that work would resume on Sunday October 24th. The ministry has since confirmed that Thursday October 21st will also be […]
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The official spokesperson for the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in Saudi Arabia, Saad Al Hammad, has announced that Thursday September 23rd 2021 will be the national holiday for all public, private and non-profit sectors. The spokesperson added, in a tweet that it is in compliance with article 24 of the executive regulation […]
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