DIARY - MidEast/African holidays to December 2012

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Mauritius - Abolition of Slavery

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Kuwait - Prophet Mohammad's Birthday (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Bahrain - Prophet's Birthday (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Prophet Mohamed's Birthday (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Jordan - Prophet Mohammad's Birthday (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Lebanon - Prophet Mohammad's Birthday (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Prophet Mohammad Birthday
United Arab Emirates - Prophet Mohammed's Birthday (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Oman - Prophet's Birthday
Tanzania - Maulid day

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Nigeria - Eidul Mualud (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Mauritius - Thaipoosam Cavadee

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
Lebanon - St. Maroun's Day

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Syria - Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi Eid (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Mauritius - Maha Shivaratree

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Kuwait - Leberation Day

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Kuwait - Independent day (Observed)

THURSDAY, MARCH 8
Israel - Purim
Syria - 8 March Revolution
Zambia - International Women's Day

MONDAY, MARCH 12
Mauritius - National Holiday
Zambia - Youth Day

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21
South Africa - Human Rights Day
Syria - Mothers' Day

FRIDAY, MARCH 23
Mauritius - Ougadi

SUNDAY, MARCH 25
Lebanon - Feast of Annunciation

FRIDAY, APRIL 6
Botswana - Good Friday
Israel - Passover I Eve (No trading but clearing is carried
out)
Kenya - Good Friday
Lebanon - Good Friday western
Nigeria - Good Friday
South Africa - Good Friday
Tanzania - Good Friday
United Arab Emirates - Good Friday (DGCX)
Zambia - Good Friday
Zimbabwe - Good Friday

SATURDAY, APRIL 7
Tanzania - Karume Day

SUNDAY, APRIL 8
Nigeria - Easter Sunday (Subject to Confirmation)
Syria - Easter
Tanzania - Easter Sunday

MONDAY, APRIL 9
Botswana - Easter Monday
Kenya - Easter Monday
Lebanon - Easter western
Nigeria - Easter Monday
South Africa - Family Day
Tanzania - Easter Monday
Zambia - Easter Monday
Zimbabwe - Easter Monday

THURSDAY, APRIL 12
Israel - Passover II Eve (No trading but clearing is carried
out)

FRIDAY, APRIL 13
Israel - Passover II
Lebanon - Good Friday eastern

SUNDAY, APRIL 15
Egypt - Easter

MONDAY, APRIL 16
Egypt - Sham El Nessim
Lebanon - Easter eastern

TUESDAY, APRIL 17
Syria - Independence Day

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
Zimbabwe - Independence Day

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
Israel - Memorial Day (No trading but clearing is carried
out)

THURSDAY, APRIL 26
Israel - Independence Day
Tanzania - Union Day

FRIDAY, APRIL 27
South Africa - Freedom Day

TUESDAY, MAY 1
Bahrain - Labour Day
Botswana - Labour Day
Egypt - Labor Day
Jordan - Labour Day
Kenya - Labour Day
Lebanon - Labor Day
Mauritius - Labour Day
Nigeria - Labour Day
Palestinian Territories - Labor day
South Africa - Labour Day
Syria - Labour Day
Tanzania - Labor Day
Zambia - Labour Day
Zimbabwe - Labour Day

SUNDAY, MAY 6
Syria - Martyrs' Day

THURSDAY, MAY 17
Botswana - Ascension Day

FRIDAY, MAY 25
Jordan - Independence Day
Lebanon - Resistance and Liberation Day
Zambia - Afric Freedom Day
Zimbabwe - Africa Day

SUNDAY, MAY 27
Israel - Pentecost (Shavuot)

TUESDAY, MAY 29
Nigeria - Democracy Day

FRIDAY, JUNE 1
Kenya - Madaraka Day (Self Governance)

SUNDAY, JUNE 17
Kuwait - Alesra and Al-Mehraj
Oman - El Issra' Wall-Mi'raj
Palestinian Territories - Ascent of the Prophet day
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Isra Wal Miraj (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

SUNDAY, JULY 1
Egypt - Banks Holiday

MONDAY, JULY 2
Botswana - Sir Seretse Khama Day (Observed)
Zambia - Heroes' Day

TUESDAY, JULY 3
Zambia - Unity Day

SATURDAY, JULY 7
Tanzania - Saba Saba Day

MONDAY, JULY 16
Botswana - President's Day

TUESDAY, JULY 17
Botswana - Public Holiday

MONDAY, JULY 23
Egypt - Revolution Day
Oman - Renaissance Day

SUNDAY, JULY 29
Israel - Fast Day

MONDAY, AUGUST 6
Zambia - Farmers' Day

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8
Tanzania - Farmers/Peasants Day

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9
South Africa - National Women's Day

MONDAY, AUGUST 13
Zimbabwe - Heroes' Day

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14
Zimbabwe - Defence Forces Day

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15
Lebanon - Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Mauritius - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18
Bahrain - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 19
Bahrain - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Kuwait - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al Fiter (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Tanzania - Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Fitr (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)

MONDAY, AUGUST 20
Bahrain - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Kuwait - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Nigeria - Eid-ul Fitri (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al Fiter (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Tanzania - Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Fitr (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 21
Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Kuwait - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Nigeria - Eid-ul Fitri (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al Fiter (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Fitr (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22
Oman - Eid Al Fiter (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 23
Oman - Eid Al Fiter (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Israel - Jewish New Year Eve (No trading but clearing is
carried out)

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Israel - Jewish New Year I

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Israel - Jewish New Year II

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Mauritius - Ganesh Chaturthi

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
South Africa - Heritage Day

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Israel - Yom Kippur Eve

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Israel - Yom Kippur

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Israel - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth) Eve (No trading but
clearing is carried out)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
Botswana - Botswana Day (Observed)
Israel - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth)
Nigeria - Independence Day

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2
Botswana - Botswana Day (Observed)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
Egypt - Armed Force Day
Syria - Tishreen Liberation War Day

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
Israel - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora) Eve (No trading
but clearing is carried out)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
Israel - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14
Tanzania - Nyerere Day

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
Zambia - Independence Day

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Kuwait - Arafat day
Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Waqfat Arafah / Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX ) (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Kuwait - Eid AL-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon - Eid Al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Tanzania - Eid el Haj (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Kuwait - Eid AL-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon - Eid Al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Kuwait - Eid AL-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon - Eid Al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Kuwait - Eid AL-Adha (Observed)
Nigeria - Eidel Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30
Nigeria - Eidel Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Mauritius - Arrival of Indentured Labourers

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Mauritius - Divali

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Bahrain - Al Hijra New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Syria - Hijri New Year's Day (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Egypt - Muslim New Year (Hegria 1434) (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Jordan - Hijra New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon - Hegria New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - New Hijri Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Independence Day
United Arab Emirates - Hijri Day (Islamic New Year) (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX) (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Kuwait - Hijri Islamic New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Oman - National Day

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Oman - National Day

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Bahrain - Ashoora (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon - Independence Day

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Bahrain - Ashoora (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Lebanon - Achoura (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Oman - National Day & New Hijri Year

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Oman - National Day & New Hijri Year

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
United Arab Emirates - National Day (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 3
United Arab Emirates - National Day (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9
Tanzania - Independence Day

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12
Kenya - Jamhuri Day(Independence)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
Bahrain - National Day

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17
Bahrain - National Day
South Africa - Day of Reconciliation (Observed)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24
Mauritius - Christmas Eve (Subject to Confirmation)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25
Botswana - Christmas Day
Jordan - Christmas Day
Kenya - Christmas Day
Lebanon - Christmas Day
Mauritius - Christmas
Nigeria - Christmas Day
Palestinian Territories - Christmas
South Africa - Christmas Day
Syria - Christmas Day
Tanzania - Christmas Day
United Arab Emirates - Christmas (DGCX)
Zambia - Christmas Day
Zimbabwe - Christmas Day

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26
Botswana - Boxing Day
Kenya - Boxing Day
Nigeria - Boxing Day
South Africa - Day of Goodwill
Tanzania - Boxing Day
Zimbabwe - Public Holiday

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
Jordan - No Trading
Mauritius - New Year's Eve (Subject to Confirmation)

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