UAE strikes official weekend to Saturday, Sunday

The United Arab Emirates will transition to a 4 and half-day working week beginning subsequent 12 months, with the complete weekend falling on Saturday and Sunday, state information company WAM stated on Tuesday.
The Gulf state presently has a Friday-Saturday weekend.
WAM stated as of Jan. 1, 2022 federal authorities departments would transfer to the brand new weekend that begins on Friday afternoon.
The UAE, the area’s industrial, commerce and tourism hub, has prior to now 12 months taken measures to make its economic system extra enticing to international funding and expertise at a time of rising financial rivalry with neighbouring Saudi Arabia.