Public holiday on Muharram 1; No shifting of holidays

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

The Civil Service Commission said the new hejira year holiday will be on Muharram 1, be it on Saturday or Sunday. It said if Muharram 1 is on Sunday, Sept 1, then it will be a holiday, but if it falls on Saturday, Aug 31, then Saturday will be the day off and there will be no compensatory holiday for it.

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