Dubai: Eid Al Fitr holidays announced for public sector

The Eid Al Fitr holiday for federal ministries and departments will start on Sunday, August 28 and end on Shawwal 3, September 1, according to a circular issued by Humaid Obaid Al Qutami, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Human Resources Authority. Work will resume on Sunday, Shawwal 4, September 4. Al Qutami congratulated President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates on the advent of Eid Al Fitr, and wished them good health. The minister also congratulated the people of the UAE and those of the Arab and Muslim world on the happy occasion.