Workers in the private sector will get the first and second days of the month of Shawwal as holidays to mark Eid Al Fitr. Silvia Razgova / The National
Workers in the private sector will get the first and second days of the month of Shawwal as holidays to mark Eid Al Fitr. Silvia Razgova / The National
Workers in the private sector will get the first and second days of the month of Shawwal as holidays to mark Eid Al Fitr. Silvia Razgova / The National
Workers in the private sector will get the first and second days of the month of Shawwal as holidays to mark Eid Al Fitr. Silvia Razgova / The National

UAE

Eid Al Fitr holidays for private sector announced

Earlier this week, it was announced that public-sector workers will be given a seven-day holiday, starting Sunday.

The National staff

June 28, 2016

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Workers in the private sector will get the first and second days of the month of Shawwal as holidays to mark Eid Al Fitr.

The announcement was made on Tuesday morning by Saqr Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation.

The first and second days of Shawwal are expected to correspond with Wednesday and Thursday, July 6 and 7, depending on the moon sighting.

Earlier this week, it was announced that public-sector workers will be given a seven-day holiday, starting Sunday.

At a meeting of the UAE Cabinet, chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, it was announced that state businesses will be closed from Sunday, July 3, with work resuming on Sunday, July 10.

A leading astronomer, Dr Ibrahim Al Jarwan, assistant director of Sharjah Centre for Astronomy and Space Sciences, had predicted that the final day of Ramadan would be on Tuesday, July 5, and Wednesday, July 6, would be the first day of Eid Al Fitr.

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