The Arafat Day and Eid Al Adha holidays for federal government employees will be from Saturday, June 15, until Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
The work will resume the following day, Wednesday, June 19.
This was stated in a circular issued by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) to all ministries and federal entities.
FAHR said the circular was issued based on the Cabinet Resolution regarding the approved 2024 public holiday calendar for the public and private sectors.
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In a groundbreaking development for healthcare and genetic research, scientists at Dubai’s Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) have published the first-ever Arab Pangenome Reference—a major leap forward in precision medicine for the region.
Dubai Police rescue driver after cruise control failure
A driver whose cruise control malfunctioned while travelling on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road has been rescued by Dubai Police, preventing what could have been a serious accident.
UAE condemns Israeli vote to annex West Bank in joint statement
The UAE, alongside 11 other countries and organisations, has condemned the Israeli Knesset’s vote to impose Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank.
UAE calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire, two-state solution at UN
In an address before the UN Security Council, the UAE strongly condemned the ongoing war in Gaza, describing it as "unprecedented in both scale and intensity" and marked by violence and grave violations of international law.
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