Market holiday - Markets and exchanges closed.
Public holiday - Government offices, banks and ordinary
businesses 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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2007 MARKET/PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
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* More countries will be added as and when they become
available.
MONDAY, NOV 19
Oman - National Day - Market Holiday (subject to lunar
sighting)
TUESDAY, NOV 22
Lebanon - Independence Day - Market holiday
SUNDAY, DEC 2
United Arab Emirates - National Day - Market Holiday
(ADSM/DFM - subject to change)
MONDAY, DEC 3
United Arab Emirates - National Day - Market Holiday (DIFX)
(ADSM/DFM - subject to change)
WEDNESDAY, DEC 12
Kenya - Independence Day - Market holiday
SUNDAY, DEC 16
Bahrain - National Day - Market Holiday
South Africa - Day of Reconciliation - Market Holiday
MONDAY, DEC 17
Bahrain - National Day - Market Holiday
WEDNESDAY, DEC 19
Bahrain - Eid Al Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sighting)
Egypt - Eid Al Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sighting)
Jordan - Eid El Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sightings)
Kuwait - Mount Arafat Day - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sightings)
Oman - Eid Al Adha - Market Holiday (subject to lunar
sighting)
United Arab Emirates - Eid Al Adha - Market Holiday - (DIFX)
THURSDAY, DEC 20
Bahrain - Eid Al Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sighting)
Egypt - Eid Al Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sighting)
Jordan - Eid El Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sightings)
Kuwait - Mount Arafat Day - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sightings)
Lebanon - Eid El Adha - Market Holiday (subject to lunar
sightings)
Oman - Eid Al Adha - Market Holiday (subject to lunar
sighting)
United Arab Emirates - Eid Al Adha - Market Holiday -
(DIFX/DGCX)
FRIDAY, DEC 21
Egypt - Eid Al Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sighting)
Jordan - Eid El Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sightings)
Lebanon - Eid El Adha - Market Holiday (subject to lunar
sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid Al Adha - Market Holiday -
(DIFX/DGCX)
SATURDAY, DEC 22
Jordan - Eid El Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sightings)
Kuwait - Eid Al Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sighting)
SUNDAY, DEC 23
Jordan - Eid El Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sightings)
Kuwait - Eid Al Adha - Market holiday (subject to lunar
sighting)
United Arab Emirates - Eid Al Adha - Market Holiday -
(ADSM/DFM - subject to change)
MONDAY, DEC 24
United Arab Emirates - Eid Al Adha - Market Holiday -
(ADSM/DFM - subject to change)
TUESDAY, DEC 25
Jordan - X-Mas Day - Market Holiday
Kenya - Christmas Day - Market holiday
Lebanon - Christmas Day - Market holiday
South Africa - Christmas Day - Market Holiday
United Arab Emirates - Eid Al Adha - Market Holiday -
(ADSM/DFM - subject to change)
United Arab Emirates - Christmas Day - Market Holiday -
(DIFX/DGCX)
WEDNESDAY, DEC 26
Kenya - Boxing Day - Market holiday
South Africa - Day of Goodwill - Market Holiday
SATURDAY, DEC 29
Iran - Eid Ghadir - Market Holiday (subject to lunar
sightings)
MONDAY, DEC 31
Jordan - New Year's Eve - Market Holiday
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