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Sundays Off: U.A.E. Changes Its Weekend to Align With West

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021Mona El-NaggarComments Off on Sundays Off: U.A.E. Changes Its Weekend to Align With West
The United Arab Emirates, in a nod to global markets, has changed its workweek, declaring that Sunday, a work day in much of the Arab world, is now part of the weekend. Fridays will be half days.
Tagged Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Labor and Jobs, United Arab Emirates
Mona El-Naggar
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world

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