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UAE announces Hijri New Year

Friday, 30 August 2019 20:58

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UAE will observe Saturday, August 31, as the first day of the Islamic New Year.

In a tweet, the UAE Federal Authority for Government Human Resources announced that August 31 will be Muharram 1, 1441.

إلحاقاً لتعميم الهيئة بشأن #إجازة_رأس_السنة_الهجرية في الحكومة الاتحادية، وفي ضوء إعلان الجهات المختصة في الدولة بأن السبت هو الأول من محرم 1441 هجرية، وعليه ستكون إجازة رأس السنة الهجرية يوم السبت 31 أغسطس 2019@wamnews @MSDAR_NEWS @UAE_BARQ
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— FAHR (@FAHR_UAE) August 30, 2019

The public and private sector will return to work on Sunday, September 1.

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