Thursday, April 7, 2011
Syria Promises Nayrouz Public Holiday
Sources: الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء - سانا (SANA) and Syrian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, has promised to make the Kurdish New Year’s festival of Nayrouz into an annual national public holiday, starting in 2012. [full story]