Home Uncategorized Oman extends Eid Al Adha holidays until August 6 Earlier, Oman had announced a five-day holiday from July 30 until August 3 by Zainab Mansoor July 27, 2020 Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued a royal decree to extend the Eid Al Adha holidays. Holidays to mark the occasion will now commence from Thursday, July 30, and last until Thursday, August 6, 2020. أوامر سامية بتمديد إجازة عيد الأضحى المبارك للقطاعين العام والخاص من يوم الخميس 9 ذي الحجة الموافق 30 يوليو وحتى نهاية يوم الخميس 16 ذي الحجة الموافق 6 أغسطس 2020 م. — وكالة الأنباء العمانية (@OmanNewsAgency) July 27, 2020 Earlier, Oman had announced a five-day holiday from July 30 to August 3, to mark the religious festival, with work resuming on August 4, Times of Oman reported, citing Oman News Agency. Oman has imposed a nation-wide lockdown from July 25 until August 8 in a move to stem the tide of the Covid-19 coronavirus spread. Read: Oman to reimpose nationwide lockdown to contain spread of Covid-19 Elsewhere in the region, the UAE has announced a four-day holiday for its public and private sectors. Offices will remain closed from July 30 until August 2, with work resuming on August 3. Tags eid al adha festival hajj holidays Lockdown Muslims Oman Royal Decree 0 Comments You might also like Oman’s OQ to raise $490m from IPO of methanol, ammonia unit Oman’s OQ Exploration and Production raises $2bn in IPO UAE-Oman Hafeet Rail secures $1.5bn financing facility Oman lifted from junk status by S&P amid reforms