UAE announces Ramadan timings for federal government offices - GulfToday

UAE announces Ramadan timings for federal government offices

  • 03 Mar 2022
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Gulf Today, Staff Reporter

The UAE authorities on Thursday announced working hours for the federal government offices for the month of Ramadan.

The official working hours of all federal government agencies during Ramadan will from 9:00am until 2:00pm from Monday to Thursday.

On Fridays the working hours will be from 9:00am until 12:00 in the afternoon.

From January 2022 the UAE has slashed its official working week to four-and-a-half days and has moved its weekend to Saturday and Sunday.

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