UAE announces public and private sector holidays for 2023

Sunday, 27 November 2022 14:51

By ARN News Staff

The UAE Cabinet on Sunday approved the holiday calendar for the public and private sector for the year 2023.

The dates were released on the UAE Government's official Twitter handle.

The first holiday of the year will be New Year's Day, followed by Eid Al Fitr.

Here's the holiday list:

Some of the holidays will be based on the Hijri Islamic calendar and moon-sighting.

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