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Eid Al Fitr 2024: Holiday dates in UAE, Saudi Arabia, other GCC states

The moon sighting committee was unable to sight the Shawwal crescent on Monday evening
Eid Al Fitr 2024: Holiday dates in UAE, Saudi Arabia, other GCC states
GCC region's public and private sectors will get extended holidays

All the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have announced their Eid Al Fitr 2024 holidays. Both the public and private sectors will get extended holidays across the region with the end of Ramadan.

UAE

As the Shawwal crescent could not be sighted on Monday, the holy month of Ramadan will continue until Tuesday, while Eid Al Fitr will be observed on Wednesday.

The UAE government recently announced a nine-day holiday for the public sector, which begins on April 8 and extends to April 14. The public sector will resume operations on April 15.

In the private sector, the Eid Al Fitr 2024 holiday begins on April 8 and extends to Shawwal 3, Friday.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (HRSD) recently announced that the private sector’s Eid Al Fitr 2024 holiday will begin on Tuesday, April 9, and end on April 13.

Qatar

Qatar has announced that the Eid Al Fitr 2024 holiday for the public sector starts on April 7 and ends on April 15. The public sector will resume operations on April 16.

Oman

Oman recently announced that the Eid Al Fitr holiday for both the public and private sectors starts on April 9 and ends on April 13. Work will resume on Sunday, April 14.

Read: Moon sighting for Eid Al Fitr: UAE urges Muslims to look for Shawwal crescent on Monday

Kuwait

In Kuwait, the Civil Service Commission announced that the Eid Al Fitr 2024 holiday will begin on April 9 and end on April 13.

Bahrain

Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister, Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, recently announced that the Eid holiday will begin on the day of Eid and extend to the two days that follow. Moreover, in his statement, he added that if Eid coincides with any official holiday, Bahrain will get an extra day in lieu.

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