Kuwait has announced Eid Al Adha holidays for the public sector in the country.

According to the Kuwaiti cabinet, all state bodies and ministries will be on holiday from Sunday, July 10 until Thursday, July 14 to mark the Day of Arafat and Eid Al Adha.

Public institutions will resume work on Sunday, July 17, Kuwait News Agency reported.

Since Kuwait operates on a Friday/Saturday weekend, the public sector will get a nine day holiday to mark the occasion.

Eid Al Adha falls on the 10th day in the final month of the Islamic calendar – Zul Hijjah.