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Kuwait announces 4-day New Year holiday

Kuwait government declare public holidays for New Year

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Kuwait

Kuwait has announced a four-day public holiday for New Year.

Kuwait has set Sunday, December 31 and Monday, January 1 as public holidays marking the occasion of the New Year, the cabinet said on Monday.

With weekends in the country falling on a Friday and Saturday, it means employees in the country can look forward to a four-day weekend.

Kuwait New Year Holiday 2023-2024

The decision was taken during the cabinet’s weekly meeting, presided over by the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, citing a Civil Service Commission notice.

In a report carried by state-run news agency KUNA it stated Government bodies with a “special work nature” will have their holidays determined by their own internal management, taking into consideration “public interest,” it added.

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