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January 2 - The 2010 Capitala World Tennis Championship ends after starting on December 31, 2009. [1] January 4 - Burj Khalifa, the world tallest building, was opened to the public. [2] [3] January 10 - Sheikh Issa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is acquitted of beating a former business partner in a videotaped attack. [4]
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The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.
The United Arab Emirates Government announced official holidays for the public and private sectors for the years 2019. The Cabinet granted equal leaves (14 days) sectors. This decision aims to achieve a balance between the two sectors in the number of official holidays they are entitled to.
Lars Plougmann, flickr April 22, 2010 marked the grand opening of fashion designer Giorgio Armani's first luxury hotel in Dubai, just in time to help give a boost to the Gulf Arab emirate's plight ...
Public holidays which happen on Saturday or Sunday are lost for the particular year – thus the average number of public holidays during working days in the years 2000 to 2016 was only 8.9 days. Employees of employers who are not part of the private sector or engaged in non-commercial activities are entitled to a vacation allowance of 5 weeks.
Dubai World, the state-owned conglomerate, reached a deal to restructure about $24.9 billion of liabilities. Dubai's government said that Dubai World reached an agreement with more than 99% of its ...
It is generally a two day holiday, with December 3 (the day after National Day) also being a observed as a public holiday. [11] Air shows are conducted while military processions are held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre for the rulers of the Emirates, members of the Federal National Council , and Emirati citizens.