EID AL-FITR

King Salman Extends Eid Al-Fitr Holiday Break

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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a directive to extend this year’s Eid Al-Fitr, the end of the Holy month of Ramadan holiday, to give government employees and military staff a full working week off to mark the holiday, which falls at the end of Ramadan.

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