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UAE public sector employees get nine-day holiday for Eid Al Fitr

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi. Photo: Jonathan Gibbons / Yahoo! Maktoob

UAE public sector employees will enjoy a nine-day holiday for Eid Al Fitr, while private sector workers will get two days off, officials announced on Sunday.

“Eid Al Fitr holiday for federal ministries and departments will start Sunday 27 July & end Thursday 31 July, to resume work on August 3,” Dubai Media Office announced on their Twitter account.

However, private sector employees will only get two days off on the first and second days of Eid.

"Labour Minister has announced that the first and second day of Shawwal 1435 will be a paid holiday for all workers in enterprises, institutions and companies of the Private Sector in the UAE on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr and work shall resume on the third day of Shawwal 1435," the Ministry of labour announced.

Eid Al Fitr marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. This year it is predicted that Eid Al Fitr will fall on Monday, July 28.