UPDATE: The UAE is officially switching to a Saturday Sunday weekend. Read more here.

The UAE will also be switching to a four-and-a-half day working week. Read more here.

The UAE may be switching to a Saturday Sunday weekend, according to two prominent Emirati figures on Twitter.

According to Dr. Habib Al Mulla, a respected Emirati lawyer, a Saturday Sunday weekend is currently being considered, to stay in line with the international business community, both East and West.

For the UAE’s public sector, this could translate into a four-day work week from the office. Read more here.

“The world is not just Europe. There is the whole East,” tweeted Al Mulla, adding that he had no opinion on the matter personally.

Al Mulla is regularly consulted to draft and advise on Federal and Emirate-level law in the UAE, according to his biography.

It’s being discussed that the working week would then be Monday to Thursday, with Friday working from home for only half a day, according to Al Mulla.

This would not translate to the private sector, however, Al Mulla added.

“The private sector will be a full day,” Al Mulla wrote in Arabic.

Another prominent Emirati figure also separately tweeted, “Goodbye Thursday forever! Change is coming soon.”

The four-day work week has been talked about worldwide as a way to improve quality of life while potentially not sacrificing productivity.

A report released last night said that Iceland’s switch to a four-day working week was an overwhelming success.

In May 2006, the UAE made the decision change its weekends from Thursday-Friday to Friday-Saturday, which went into effect in September of that year. The move created overlap with international weekends, allowing businesses to thrive in the UAE while also recognizing the religious and cultural importance of Friday.

All of the Gulf countries subsequently made the change, with Saudi Arabia changing its weekends in 2013.