New Year holiday for UAE public and private sectors



Public and private sectors in the UAE will have a holiday on Tuesday, January 1, to mark New Year's Day, it was announced this morning.

Work will resume on Wednesday, January 2, according to a statement issued by Humaid Mohammad Al Quttami, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Authority of Human Resources.

The announcement was made on Wam, the state news agency.

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Role Model: Sheikh Zayed, God bless his soul

Favorite book: Zayed Biography of the leader

Favorite quote: To be or not to be, that is the question, from William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Favorite food: seafood

Favorite place to travel: Lebanon

Favorite movie: Braveheart