Sources: وكالة أنباء الإمارات (WAM) and UAE bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The UAE's Emirates New Agency has reported that, despite the upcoming New Year's Day annual non-working public holiday in the UAE falling on a Friday, during the UAE weekend, there will be no additional, day in lieu (or substitute) non-working January 2016 public holidays in the UAE declared. [full story]