The schedule for public and optional holidays in Pakistan has been released. The Interior Ministry has issued a circular with the details of the public holidays expected during 2019. Note that some of the holidays are dependent on the sighting of moon and may be subject to change. In addition to the public holidays, banks […]
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The Abu Dhabi government has announced the public holiday for New Year 2019 in the United Arab Emirates Tuesday 1 January 2019, will be a holiday for all public sector and private sector employees. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and the Federal Authority for Human Resources, responsible for the public sector, has announced […]
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The Ghanaian Interior Ministry has declared 7th January as Constitution Day A statement signed by Mr Ambrose Dery, the Minister of the Interior, has declared 7 January 2019 a Public Holiday as ‘Constitution Day’. This day has been declared as an additional holiday under Section 2 of the Public Holiday Act, 2001 (Act 601). The […]
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The Iraqi cabinet has announced a change to the national holiday law, extending Christmas Day from a Christian-only holiday to a national one. On Christmas Day, the Iraqi Cabinet approved an amendment to its national holiday law to create a new official holiday ‘on the occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ’. In Iraq, where […]
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The Federal Government has declared Tuesday 25th December, Wednesday 26th December 2018 and Tuesday 1st January 2019 as Public Holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Celebrations, respectively. Minister of Interior, Lt. General (Retd.) Abdulrahman Dambazau, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement signed by the ministry’s […]
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