BREAKING: Thursday Will Be A Public Holiday To Mark The Islamic New Year
BREAKING: It has just been announced that Thursday will be a paid holiday for both public and private sectors to celebrate the Islamic New Year.
Thursday, September 21 will mark the holiday according to an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation.
The Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation announced that the first and second days of Shawwal 1438 A.H. will be an official paid holidays for all workers in the private sector.
A tweet has was sent out
Just under an hour ago, the Federal Authority For Government Human Resources tweeted that under the guidance of the Cabinet, it has been announced that the Islamic New Year holiday would be on Thursday.
بتوجيهات من مجلس الوزراء الهيئة الاتحادية للموارد البشرية الحكومية تعلن الخميس إجازة رأس السنة الهجرية للحكومة الاتحادية
— FAHR (@FAHR_UAE) September 19, 2017
There’s been a lot of confusion
For the past few days, lots of confusion has been going on in regards to whether the public holiday would be Thursday or Sunday.
Dubai One
Thank God it’s all cleared up now though!
