DIARY - MidEast/African holidays to December 2009

Market holiday - Markets and exchanges closed.

REUTERS DIARY OF MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN HOLIDAYS

Double-click in brackets for Americas holidays [HOL1/DIARY],
Asian holidays [HOL2/DIARY] and European holidays [HOL3/DIARY]

Alternatively click on HOLIDAY to retrieve dates by
country.

** Details below represent the latest information available and
will be supplemented later, particularly with updated entries
for Muslim holidays.

(Note: Dates for Eid al-Fitr, Eid el-Adha, Muslim New Year
and Prophet Mohammed's Birthday may differ slightly depending on
the sighting of the moon)

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2009 MARKET HOLIDAYS

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1

Burundi - Independence Day

Egypt - Bank Holiday

Ghana - Republic Day

MONDAY, JULY 6

Comoros - Independence Day

Malawi - Republic Day

TUESDAY, JULY 14

Iraq - Republic Day

SUNDAY, JULY 19

United Arab Emirates - The Prophet's Ascension (Nasdaq
Dubai)-Subject to lunar sightings

MONDAY, JULY 20

Comoros - Ascension of Mohammed

Jordan - Prophet's Ascension (Subject to lunar sightings)

Libya - Ascension of the Prophet(subject to lunar sighting)

United Arab Emirates - The Prophet's Ascension
(DFM/ADX/DGCX) - Subject to lunar sightings

WEDNESDAY, JULY 22

Gambia - Revolution Day

THURSDAY, JULY 23

Egypt - Revolution Day

Libya - Reviolution Day

Oman - Renissance Day

THURSDAY, JULY 30

Israel - Tisha Be'av Fast Day

Morocco - Feast of the Throne

FRIDAY, AUG 7

Ivory Coast - Independence Day

SATURDAY, AUG 8

Iraq - Ceasefire Day (End of Iran/Iraq War)

MONDAY, AUG 10

South Africa - Market Holiday

TUESDAY, AUG 11

Chad - Independence Day

THURSDAY, AUG 13

Central African Republic - Independence Day

FRIDAY, AUG 14

Morocco - Fete Oued Eddahab (Oued Eddahab Allegiance Day).

SATURDAY, AUG 15

Cameroon - Assumption

Central African Republic - Assumption

Gabon - Assumption

Gambia - Assumption

Ivory Coast - Assumption

Madagascar - Assumption Day

SUNDAY, AUG 16

Gabon - Independence Day

MONDAY, AUG 17

Gabon - Independence Day

TUESDAY, AUG 18

Gabon - Independence Day

THURSDAY, AUG 20

Morocco - Revolution du Roi et du Peuple (Anniversary of the
King and the People's Revolution).

FRIDAY, AUG 21

Morocco - King Mohammed's Birthday

SATURDAY, AUG 22

Comoros - Start of Ramadan (May change)

WEDNESDAY, AUG 26

Namibia - Heroes' Day

TUESDAY, SEPT 1

Eritrea - Beginning of struggle

Libya - National Day

SUNDAY, SEPT 11

Eritrea - Ge'ez New Year

Ethiopia - Ethiopian New Year

THURSDAY, SEPT 17

Ivory Coast - Lailat al Qadr (subject to lunar sighting)

SATURDAY, SEPT 19

Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

SUNDAY, SEPT 20

Comoros - End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

Egypt - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Ethiopia - Id Al Fater (Remedan)

Iraq - Eid El Fitr(Subject to lunar sightings)

Israel - Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)

Jordan - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Libya - Eid Al-Fitr (End of Ramdan) (subject to sighting of
the moon)

Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Syria - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

United Arab Emirates - Eid al-Fitr (DFM/ADX/Nasdaq Dubai)
-Subject to lunar sightings

MONDAY, SEPT 21

Bahrain - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Cameroon - End of Ramadan (Subject to lunar sightings)

Central African Republic - End of Ramadan(may be changed to
the nearest day)

Chad - End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

Comoros - End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

Egypt - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Gabon - End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

Gambia - End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

Ghana - Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan) (Subject to change)

Iraq - Eid El Fitr(Subject to lunar sightings)

Ivory Coast - Eid al-Fitr(subject to sighting of the moon)

Jordan - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Lebanon - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Libya - Eid Al-Fitr (End of Ramdan) (subject to sighting of
the moon)

Mali - End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

Mauritania - End of Ramadan (Subject to lunar sightings)

Morocco - Aid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)

Nigeria - Eidel Fitri (Subject to lunar sightings)

Oman - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Qatar - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Syria - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

United Arab Emirates - Eid al-Fitr (DFM/ADX/Nasdaq Dubai)
-Subject to lunar sightings

TUESDAY, SEPT 22

Bahrain - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Comoros - End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

Egypt - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Gambia - End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

Iraq - Eid El Fitr(Subject to lunar sightings)

Jordan - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Lebanon - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Libya - Eid Al-Fitr (End of Ramdan) (subject to sighting of
the moon)

Mali - Independence Day

Nigeria - Eidel Fitri (Subject to lunar sightings)

Oman - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Qatar - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Syria - Eid El Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

United Arab Emirates - Eid al-Fitr (DFM/ADX/Nasdaq Dubai)
-Subject to lunar sightings

WEDNESDAY, SEPT 23

Bahrain - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Comoros - End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

Gambia - End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

Oman - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Qatar - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Fitr (Subject to lunar sightings)

United Arab Emirates - Eid al-Fitr (Nasdaq Dubai) -Subject
to lunar sightings

THURSDAY, SEPT 24

South Africa - Heritage Day

SUNDAY, SEPT 27

Ethiopia - Finding of the True Cross

Israel - Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) Eve

MONDAY, SEPT 28

Israel - Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement)

THURSDAY, OCT 1

Nigeria - Independence Day

SATURDAY, OCT 3

Iraq - Iraqi Independence Day

TUESDAY, OCT 6

Egypt - Armed Force Day

Syria - October Liberation War

WEDNESDAY, OCT 7

Libya - Italian Evacuation Day

SATURDAY, OCT 10

Kenya - Moi Day

TUESDAY, OCT 13

Burundi - Assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore

WEDNESDAY, OCT 14

Congo Republic - Educational Day

TUESDAY, OCT 20

Kenya - Kenyatta Day / Heroes Day

WEDNESDAY, OCT 21

Burundi - Assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye

SUNDAY, NOV 1

Central African Republic - All Saints Day

Chad - All saint Day

Gabon - All Saints Day

Ivory Coast - All saints' day

Madagascar - All Saints Day

FRIDAY, NOV 6

Morocco - Marche Verte (Anniversary of the Green March)

THURSDAY, NOV 12

Comoros - Unification Day

SUNDAY, NOV 15

Ivory Coast - Peace day