ABU DHABI // Abu Dhabi government employees have been granted a four-day weekend to celebrate Eid Al Fitr.
State news agency Wam said the holiday for government workers in the emirate will begin on Thursday. Employees will return to work on Monday.
A four-day holiday has also been announced for federal government workers.
Workers in the private sector will be given Friday and Saturday off.
A moon-sighting committee is expected to make an official announcement within days, to confirm the first day of Eid Al Fitr.
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