Saturday, January 19, 2013

Egyptian Prophet Public Holiday January 24

Sources: الهيئة العامة للأستعلامات (Cairo) and Egyptian bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). Egypt's Minister of Manpower and Immigration, Khaled el-Azhari, has announced that the official non-working public holiday in Egypt for the upcoming Birthday of Prophet Muhammad, would be observed as a "fully paid holiday for employees of the public and private sectors" on Thursday, January 24, 2013. [full story]