UAE authorities have confirmed that October 21 will be a holiday in honour of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday.

A three-day weekend is headed to the UAE next week.

The UAE has confirmed that October 21 will be a holiday to honour Prophet Mohammed (PBUH)’s birthday, ensuring a three days weekend.

The day is honoured in the third month of the Islamic calendar in Most Islamic countries, with most Gulf countries declaring it a holiday.

Both public and private sector will both have the day off, as the holidays for public and private have been merged.

The next break in the UAE for the year will be from Wednesday Decembre 1 to Saturday December 4 to honour Commemoration Day and UAE National Day.

That measn that we’ve gotten five long breaks in 2021.

Enjoy the long weekend, everyone!