DIARY - MidEast/African holidays to December 2008
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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2008 MARKET HOLIDAYS
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** MORE COUNTRIES WILL BE ADDED AS AND WHEN THE DATES ARE CONFRIMED
AUGUST
MONDAY, AUG 11
CHAD - Market Holiday
ZIMBABWE - Heroes Day - Market Holiday
TUESDAY, AUG 12
ZIMBABWE - Force Day - Market Holiday Defence
WEDNESDAY, AUG 13
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Independence Day - Market Holiday
TUNISIA - Woman Day - Market Holiday
THURSDAY, AUG 14
MOROCCO - Day of Oued Eddahab Allegiance - Market Holiday
FRIDAY, AUG 15
BENIN - Assumption Day - Market Holiday
BURUNDI - Assumption Day - Market Holiday
CAMEROON - Assumption - Market Holiday
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Assumption - Market Holiday
CONGO REPUBLIC - National Day - Market Holiday
GABON - Assumption - Market Holiday
GAMBIA - Market Holiday
IVORY COAST - Assumption - Market Holiday
LEBANON - Assumption of the Virgin Mary - Market Holiday
MADAGASCAR - Assumption day - Market Holiday
MAURITANIA - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Market Holiday
SENEGAL - Assumption - Market Holiday
SEYCHELLES - Assumption - Market Holiday
WEDNESDAY, AUG 20
MOROCCO - Day of the King and People Revolution - Market Holiday
THURSDAY, AUG 21
MOROCCO - Day of National Youth or the King's Birthday - Market Holiday
TUESDAY, AUG 26
NAMIBIA - Heroes Day - Market Holiday
SEPTEMBER
TUESDAY, SEPT 23
SAUDI ARABIA - National Day - Market Holiday
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 24
SOUTH AFRICA - Heritage Day - Market Holiday
SATURDAY, SEPT 27
SAUDI ARABIA - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
SUNDAY, SEPT 28
SAUDI ARABIA - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
MONDAY, SEPT 29
ISRAEL - Jewish New Year's (Rosh Hasha nah) Eve - Market Holiday
SAUDI ARABIA - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Eid al-Fitr - Market Holiday (DGCX)
TUESDAY, SEPT 30
ISRAEL - Jewish New Year I (Rosh Hasha nah) - Market Holiday
SAUDI ARABIA - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Eid al-Fitr - Market Holiday (DGCX)
OCTOBER
WEDNESDAY, OCT 1
BAHRAIN - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
CAMEROON - Unification Day - Market Holiday
EGYPT - 1st Islamic Feast - Market Holiday
KUWAIT - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
ISRAEL - Jewish New Year II(Rosh Hasha nah) - Market Holiday
LEBANON - Id Al Fitr - Market Holdiay (TENTATIVE)
MOROCCO - Aid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon).
NIGERIA - Independence day - Market Holiday
OMAN - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
QATAR - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
SAUDI ARABIA - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Eid al-Fitr - Market Holiday (DGCX/DIFX/DFM/ADSM), (Subject to sighting of the moon)
THURSDAY, OCT 2
BAHRAIN - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
BENIN - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday
CAMEROON - Djoulde Soume(End of Ramadan) - Market Holiday
CHAD - Market Holiday
COMOROS - Eid al Fitr - Market Holiday
KUWAIT - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
LEBANON - Id Al Fitr - Market Holdiay (TENTATIVE)
MOROCCO - Aid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon).
NIGERIA - Eidel Fitri - Market Holiday (TENTATIVE)
OMAN - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
QATAR - Eid Al Fitr - Market Holiday (Subject to sighting of the moon)
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Eid al-Fitr - Market Holiday (DGCX/DFM/ADSM), (Subject to sighting of the moon)
MONDAY, OCT 6
EGYPT - Forces Day - Market Holiday
WEDNESDAY, OCT 8
ISRAEL - Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) Eve - Market Holiday
THURSDAY, OCT 9
ISRAEL - Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) - Market Holiday
FRIDAY, OCT 10
KENYA - Moi Day - Market Holiday
MONDAY, OCT 13
BURUNDI - Assassination of Prince Louis Rwagasore - Market Holiday
ISRAEL - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) Eve - Market Holiday
TUESDAY, OCT 14
ISRAEL - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkot) - Market Holiday
MONDAY, 0CT 20
ISRAEL - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora) Eve - Market Holiday
KENYA - Kenyatta Day / Heroes Day - Market Holiday
TUESDAY, 0CT 21
BURUNDI - Assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye - Market Holiday
ISRAEL - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora) - Market Holiday
SUNDAY, OCT 26
BENIN - Armed Forces Day - Market Holiday
