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Eid Al Fitr holidays in UAE: How many days will you actually get off?

July 14, 2015

Eid Al FitrAbu Dhabi, Jul 14: The UAE government has officially announced Eid Al Fitr holidays for the public and private sectors.

Public sector will enjoy holidays from Thursday, July 16 (29th Ramadan) until Shawwal 3, while the private sector will get paid holidays on the first and second day of Shawwal.

Based on these dates, if Ramadan has 29 days and Eid begins on Friday, then public sector will have four days of holidays, until Sunday, including the weekend.

If the Shawwal crescent is not sighted on Thursday, and Ramadan ends on Friday, then the public sector will have five-days of holidays, until Monday, including the weekend.

Going by the Sharjah Planetarium and the Islamic Crescent Observation Project (Icop) forecasts, Ramadan will end on Thursday and first day of Shawwal (also first day of Eid) will be Friday, hence, the public sector is looking at a four-day break.

With regard to private sector, the first two days of Shawwal will be holidays.

So if Ramadan ends on Thursday, the private sector will have Friday and Saturday, the weekend, as holidays.

If Ramadan ends on Friday, the private sector will have holidays from Friday until Sunday – including the weekend.

Eid Al Fitr announcement will be made on Thursday, July 16, by the moon sighting committees in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries.

The Islamic Crescent Observation Project (Icop) and Sharjah Planetarium have announced that astronomically Eid Al Fitr of Hijri year 1436 will be on Friday, July 17, in most Muslim countries.

Among other Muslim countries, the Saudi government announced a 12-day holiday and it’s five days in Pakistan.

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April 10,2020

Dubai, Apr 10: Saudi Arabia reported 364 new coronavirus cases and three new virus-related deaths, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday.

The total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom is 3,651, out of which 2,919 are currently active, the ministry added.

Out of the new cases, 90 were recorded in Mecca, 78 in Medina, 69 in Riyadh, and 54 in Jeddah, the ministry said.

Meanwhile, the number of fatalities rose to 47, while th number of recoveries reached 685.

The daily number of confirmed cases in Saudi Arabia has not peaked yet, and has been rapidly accelerating.

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Health had said earlier this week that four different studies showed that the number of coronavirus cases in the Kingdom could reach between 10,000 to 200,000 within weeks.

The ministry spokesman emphasized the urgent need for citizens and residents to remain at home and maintain social distancing practices to ensure that the virus does not spread further.

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April 26,2020

Riyadh, Apr 26: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has issued an order to partially lift the curfew in all regions of the Kingdom, to become from 9am to 5pm, starting Sunday through Wednesday May 13, while keeping a 24-hour curfew in the holy city of Makkah and in previously isolated neighbourhoods, state news agency (SPA) said early on Sunday.

The order also allowed the opening of some economic and commercial activities, which include wholesale and retail shops in addition to malls.

They can operate for two weeks, beginning on April 29 (Wednesday) until May 13 (Ramadan 6-20), however, certain shops within malls like beauty clinics, barber salons, gyms, cinemas, and restaurants will continue to be restricted from reopening.

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May 17,2020

Abu Dhabi, May 17: Another 731 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the UAE, pushing the total number of COVID-19 infections to 23,358, the Ministry of Health and Prevention announced on Sunday.

Six more deaths from the novel coronavirus have been also confirmed, taking the country’s death toll to 220.

The ministry also announced the full recovery of 581 new cases after receiving the necessary treatment, taking that number up to 8,512 of total recovered patients.

New tests conducted

The latest coronavirus patients, all of whom are in a stable condition and receiving the necessary care, were identified after conducting more than 40,000 additional COVID-19 tests among UAE citizens and residents over the past few days, the ministry said.

It expressed its sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wished a speedy recovery to all patients, calling on the public to cooperate with health authorities and comply with all precautionary measures, particularly social distancing protocols, to ensure the safety and protection of the public.

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