DIARY - MidEast/African holidays to December 2012

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Iran - Martyrdom of Jaffar Sadegh (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Israel - Jewish New Year Eve

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Israel - Jewish New Year I

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Israel - Jewish New Year II

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Mauritius - Ganesh Chaturthi

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Ghana - Founders Day

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Saudi Arabia - National Day

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Namibia - Heritage Day
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

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

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

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14
Tanzania - Nyerere Day

MONDAY, OCTOBER 15
Tunisia - Evacuation Day

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
Zambia - Independence Day

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
Algeria - Eid-Ul-Adha-Feast of the Sacrifice (Subject to
Lunar Sightings)
Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) (BB/BFX)
Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Kuwait - Arafat day
Libya - Eid El Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Qatar - Eid-Al-Edha (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
Algeria - Eid-Ul-Adha-Feast of the Sacrifice (Subject to
Lunar Sightings)
Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings) (BB/BFX)
Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Ghana - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Iran - Eid ul-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Iraq - 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)
Libya - Eid El Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Morocco - Eid Al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Qatar - Eid-Al-Edha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Tanzania - Eid el Haj (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Tunisia - Eid al-Idha (Feast of the Sacrifice) (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) (BB/BFX)
Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Iraq - 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)
Libya - Eid El Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman - Eid Al adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Qatar - Eid-Al-Edha (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
Iraq - 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)
Qatar - Eid-Al-Edha (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
Iraq - Eid al Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
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)
Qatar - Eid-Al-Edha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

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

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Algeria - Revolutional Day (National Day)
Ivory Coast - All Saints Day

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Mauritius - Arrival of Indentured Labourers

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Iran - Eid-ul-Ghadir (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6
Morocco - Green March Day

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
Algeria - Eid-Ul-Adha-Feast of the Sacrifice (Subject to
Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Muslim New Year (Hegria 1434) (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Iraq - Islamic New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Ivory Coast - Fete de la Paix
Jordan - Hijra New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon - Hegria New Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Libya - Muslim New Year (Hegria 1434) (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Morocco - Moharram 1st "New year Hegira" (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Oman - New Hijri Year (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Palestinian Territories - Independence Day
Tunisia - Hegire (Islamic New Year) (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
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) (BB)
Lebanon - Independence Day

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

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24
Algeria - Islamic New Year (El am Hejir New Year) (Subject
to Lunar Sightings)
Iran - Ashoora (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Iraq - Moharam
Lebanon - Achoura (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Saudi Arabia - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27
Oman - National Day & New Hijri Year
Saudi Arabia - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28
Oman - National Day & New Hijri Year
Saudi Arabia - Eid Al-Adha (Subject to Lunar Sightings)

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

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

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7
Ghana - Farmers Day

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9
Tanzania - Independence Day

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12
Kenya - Jamhuri Day(Independence)

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
Bahrain - National Day (BB/BFX)

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17
Bahrain - National Day (BB/BFX)
Namibia - Day of Reconciliation (Observed)
South Africa - Day of Reconciliation (Observed)

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18
Qatar - National Day

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

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25
Bahrain - Christmas (BFX)
Botswana - Christmas Day
Ghana - Christmas Day
Ivory Coast - Christmas Day
Jordan - Christmas Day
Kenya - Christmas Day
Lebanon - Christmas Day
Mauritius - Christmas
Namibia - Christmas Day
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
Ghana - Boxing Day
Kenya - Boxing Day
Namibia - Day of Goodwill
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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