Current astronomical predictions indicate that the Islamic New Year dates should fall on Wednesday June 25 in the UAE, which ...

UAE public and private sector workers will ... as well as the Islamic, or Hijri New Year. Federal government staff will resume work on January 2. The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation ...

Thanks to the updated UAE public holiday law introduced in 2025, we know the number of official days off is locked in at a minimum of 12 days. Some of these dates are set in stone, others ...

However, the law specifically outlines that days off tied to Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha cannot be moved. So, although the ...

The start of Eid Al Fitr, the Islamic festival marking the end of Ramadan, will be announced when the UAE ... this year is Saturday. Unlike the Gregorian calendar, the Islamic Hijri calendar ...

The major Islamic holidays in Dubai include the holy month of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice), Hijri (Islamic new year) and the Prophet Mohammad's birthday. An Islamic ...