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Ramadan decorations inside Al Fateh Plaza at the Dhow Harbour and Al Mina Souq, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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A cannon is fired at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, to mark the beginning of iftar in 2020. Victor Besa / The National
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A Ramadan decoration at one of the bridges on Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Street in Ajman. Pawan Singh / The National
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Hundreds of packets of cooked food provided by Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh temple in Jebel Ali for the needy are distributed by Markaz volunteers before iftar at the Naif area of Deira, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Volunteers in Fujairah prepare food to be handed out at iftar. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Ramadan decorations on the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, at sunset. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A cannon is fired to mark the breaking of the Ramadan fast at Qasr Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi's oldest standing building. Victor Besa / The National
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Ramadan decorations on the Corniche, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A woman checks out a Ramadan promotional stand at Carrefour in Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi.
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Ramadan lamps for sale at the Dhow Harbour and Al Mina Souq, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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Ramadan decorations in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The sun sets behind Al Rustmani Mosque in Jebel Ali, Dubai, on the day before Ramadan. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Ramadan decoration at one of the bridges on Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Street in Ajman. Pawan Singh / The National
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Ramadan lights on the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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Ramadan decorations at the Spinneys in Al Barsha, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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A Ramadan date shopper at the Abu Dhabi Dates Market at Mina Zayed. Victor Besa / The National
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Ramadan decorations inside Al Fateh Plaza at the Dhow Harbour and Al Mina Souq, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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A cannon is fired at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, to mark the beginning of iftar in 2020. Victor Besa / The National
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A Ramadan decoration at one of the bridges on Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Street in Ajman. Pawan Singh / The National
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Hundreds of packets of cooked food provided by Guru Nanak Darbar Sikh temple in Jebel Ali for the needy are distributed by Markaz volunteers before iftar at the Naif area of Deira, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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Volunteers in Fujairah prepare food to be handed out at iftar. Antonie Robertson / The National
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Ramadan decorations on the Corniche, Abu Dhabi, at sunset. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A cannon is fired to mark the breaking of the Ramadan fast at Qasr Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi's oldest standing building. Victor Besa / The National
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Ramadan decorations on the Corniche, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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A woman checks out a Ramadan promotional stand at Carrefour in Yas Mall, Abu Dhabi.
Victor Besa / The National
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Ramadan lamps for sale at the Dhow Harbour and Al Mina Souq, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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Ramadan decorations in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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The sun sets behind Al Rustmani Mosque in Jebel Ali, Dubai, on the day before Ramadan. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Ramadan decoration at one of the bridges on Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Street in Ajman. Pawan Singh / The National
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Ramadan lights on the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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Ramadan decorations at the Spinneys in Al Barsha, Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
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A Ramadan date shopper at the Abu Dhabi Dates Market at Mina Zayed. Victor Besa / The National
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Ramadan decorations inside Al Fateh Plaza at the Dhow Harbour and Al Mina Souq, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
UAE announces Ramadan working hours for private sector
Working hours will be reduced by two hours during the holy month
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12 April, 2021
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