In Dubai and the United Arab Emirates, UAE National Day is celebrated on 2nd December each year. This holiday commemorates the day in 1971 when the UAE was formed. TheUnited Arab Emirates(UAE) was founded as a federation on 2 December 1971. Six of the seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Ajman, ...
After New Year’s Day, the first key holiday to look out for isEid al Fitr– which immediately follows Ramadan. Eid al Adha You might remember thatEid al Adhain 2023 was commemorated with a six-day weekend. Well, this wasn’t the case in 2024 – but UAE workers still enjoyed a four...
New Year’s Day (January 1 – Gregorian calendar) is a public holiday but New Year’s Eve isn’t.
Let’s start from the beginning. The first public holiday of 2023 was on New Year’s Day, which fell on a Sunday. Eid al Fitr came next – and the UAE marked the occasion with two public holidays that stretched into a four-day weekend fromApril 20-23. Arafat Day was directly followed...
UAE public holidays in 2023: List in full New Year’s Day: January 1 Eid al Fitr: April 20, 21, 22 and 23 Arafat Day: June 27 Eid al Adha: June 28, 29, 30 Islamic New Year: July 19 The Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday: September 27 – holiday on September 29 ...
to fall in the month of June with a three-day expected holiday on June 28, 29 and 30. Prior to the three-day scheduled Eid holiday, a day off has been announced for Aarafat Day on June 27. Falling in line with the UAE weekend, this would give residents up to a six-day break. ...
It starts on Tuesday, June 27 and goes until Friday, June 30. That, and a weekend, means that we might have to work for just one day that week. Other long weekends in 2023 With Ramadan just around the corner, we celebrate Eid Al Fitr with afour-day longweekend. ...
Martyr’s Day: December 1, 2023 Matyr’s Day or Commemoration Day falls on December 1. This day is celebrated in the honour of the Emirati martyrs who lost their life either in UAE or abroad, for military, civil and humanitarian services. Although it is a public holiday, it is not a...
UAE National Day 2023, Saudi visa rules, petrol prices fall, Riyadh wins Expo 2030 bid, Dubai plans Vegas-style island and more top news stories this week The UAE celebrates its 52nd National Day this week. As well as an ...
Of Days Holiday 30 March Sunday 5 Eid-Al-Fitr 5 June Thursday 1 Arafaat Day 6 June Friday 3 Eid-Al-Adha 26 June Thursday 1 Islamic New Year 5 September Friday 1 Prophet Birthday 30 November Sunday 1 Commemoration Day 2 December Tuesday 1 UAE National Day 1 January Monday 1 New Year ...