Oman Declares July 23 Nationwide Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities have announced Saturday, July 24, 2011, as the date for the upcoming Renaissance Day public holidays for both the Omani private and public sectors. [full story]

Iraq Declares July 14 Public Holiday

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Iraq has declared tomorrow, Thursday, July 14, 2011, an official public holiday on the occasion of the anniversary of the revolution of July 14, 1958. [full story]

Iraq Declares June 28-29 Public Holidays

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Baghdad) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Iraq has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, June 28 and 29, 2011, as one-off public holidays on account of the upcoming Prophet's Ascension. [full story]

Kuwait Declares June 30 Public Holiday

Sources: الكويت جنة الخدمة المدنية (Kuwait City) and Kuwaiti bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Kuwaiti Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced that the upcoming public holiday on account of the Prophet’s Ascension, ministries and government authorities will have a non-working public holiday on Thursday, June 30, 2011, instead of Wednesday, June 29, 2011. [full story]

West Bank Announces Prophet's Ascent Public Holiday

Sources: وكـالــة مــعــا الاخـبـاريــة (Ramallah) and West Bank and Gaza bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Palestinian Authority has announced Wednesday, June 29, 2011, as the date of the upcoming public holiday for Prophet Mohammed's Ascent. [full story]

Omani Public Holidays For Isra Wal Meraj Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء العمانية (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani authorities have announced that the upcoming one-day public holiday for the Isra Wal Meraj would be moved from Wednesday, June 29, 2011, to Thursday, June 30, 2011. [full story]

UAE Moves Isra Wal Meraj Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Minister of Education, and Chairman of Federal Authority for Human Resources, Humaid Mohammad Obaid Al Quttami, has announced that the UAE government had decided to move the date of the upcoming Isra Wal Meraj public holiday from Wednesday, June 29, to Thursday, June 30, 2011. [full story]

Saudi Arabia Eid Al-Fitr Public Sector Holidays Announced

Sources: وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس (Riyadh) and Saudi Arabian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Saudi Arabia has announced that the public sector holidays break from work to mark the upcoming 2011 Eid Al-Fitr will run from Thursday, August 25 (Ramadan 25) until Saturday, September 3 (Shawwal 5), 2011. [full story]

Lebanon Declares Resistance and Liberation Public Sector Holiday

Sources: Government Portal for Information and Forms (Republic of Lebanon) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The office of the caretaker prime minister of Lebanon has issued a statement to the effect that a national non-working public holiday had been declared for Wednesday, May 25, 2011, to mark the upcoming Resistance and Liberation Day. [full story]

Jordan Independence Day Public Holiday On May 25

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Marouf Bakhit, has issued a communique declaring Wednesday, May 25, 2011, as the date of the upcoming Independence Day non-working public holiday throughout Jordan. [full story]

Qatar Rules-Out May 10 Public Holiday

Sources: قنـا الموقع العربي الصفحة الرئيسية (QNA) and Qatar bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). A spokesperson for the Qatari Council of Ministers has announced that, this time, there would be no one-off eletoral public holiday on Tuesday, May 10, 2011, on the occasion of that date's Central Municipal Council (CMC) elections. [full story]

Jordan Declares May 1 Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء الأردنية بترا (Amman) and Jordan bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Jordanian Prime Minister, Marouf Bakhit, has issued a communique declaring Sunday, May 1st, 2011, as a public holiday for all ministries, government departments and public institutions. [full story]

Bahrain Declares May 1 Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة أنباء البحرين (BNA) Bahrain bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Bahrain's Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, has issued a circular on the upcoming May 1st, Labour Day, public holiday. [full story]

Lebanon Announces Easter Day In Lieu Bank Holiday

Sources: Banque du Liban (Beirut) and Lebanon bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Central Bank of Lebanon has released an amended list of official Lebanese bank holidays for the year 2011. [full story]

Syria Promises Nayrouz Public Holiday

Sources: الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء - سانا (SANA) and Syrian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has promised to make the Kurdish New Year’s festival of Nayrouz into an annual national public holiday, starting in 2012. [full story]

Syria Declares April 1 Working Day

Sources: الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء - سانا (SANA) and Syrian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Syrian government has announced that tomorrow, Friday, April 1, 2011, would be a regular working day for public offices and schools. [full story]

Saudi Arabia Declares March 19 Public Holiday

Sources: وكالة الأنباء السعودية - واس (Riyadh) and Saudi Arabian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Saudi Arabia has declared tomorrow, Saturday, March 19, 2011, as another one-off public holiday throughout the Kingdom. [full story]

Iraq Declares Nouruz Public Holidays

Sources: الوكالة الوطنية العراقية للأنباء - نينا (Erbil) and Iraqi bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The national Iraqi government has declared a one day national public holiday, on Monday, March 21, 2011, to celebrate the upcoming Nouruz (spring season).. [full story]

Omani Strikes Over Public Holidays

Sources: Gulf News (Muscat) and Omani bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Omani workers have gone on strike at Oman's Rusayl Industrial Estate asking for five-day work weeks and Eid public holidays on par with government employees and the public sector. [full story]

Egypt Declares March 19 Public Holiday

Sources: المصري اليوم، أخبار (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has announced that Saturday, March 19, 2011, the date of the upcoming referendum on constitutional amendments, would be an official public holiday. [full story]