Kuwait declares 9 Days holiday for Eid Al-Adha

IIK Staff Reporter

Kuwait Cabinet has decided to consider October 8th and 9th, Wednesday and Thursday, as "days-off", resulting in 9 days holiday for Eid Al Adha.

Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Justice Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah said that "October 8 and 9, which fall on Wednesday and Thursday, will be days-off for the employees of ministries and state bodies".

The decided two-days off will be part of the official holiday of Eid Al-Adha, which falls on Saturday (October 4). Thus, the holiday of the festival will be nine days, beginning on Friday (October 3) and ending on Saturday (October 11).
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