UAE
UAE: Islamic New Year holidays announced for private sector
Private sector employees in the UAE will get a holiday for the Hijri New Year (Islamic New Year) on Sunday 23, the 1st of Muharram, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) announced on Thursday.
Sunday will be the Hijri New Year’s holiday also for federal goverment, and work to resume on Monday 24 according to the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR)
Earlier this year, UAE had announced that the holiday calendar would be unified for the public and private sectors.
