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UAE armed forces joined "Operation Restoring Hope" under the Saudi Arabia-led Arab alliance in 2015 to support the Aden-based government recognized by the Persian Gulf states. The number of UAE soldiers martyred in Yemen rose to 45. The UAE government announced a three-day mourning period from September 5, 2015, with flags to be flown at half ...
In Nepal, Martyrs' Day (Nepali: शहीद दिवस) is celebrated on January 30, corresponding to Magh 16 (Nepali: माघ १६ गते) in the Hindu Vikram Samvat calendar. [21] Martyr (Nepali: शहिद; Shahid) in Nepal is a term for someone who is executed while making contributions for the welfare of the country or society.
People will usually dress up in UAE national flag colors and decorate their homes, workplaces, cars and streets to celebrate the day. Palm trees are decorated with lights from the colors of the flag. Hotels and other public sites are decorated with flags and lights. Downtown Dubai is often lit with fireworks while the Burj Khalifa displays the ...
November 11, 2024 at 5:13 PM. ... “Instead, we will celebrate Martyrs Day in honor of those martyred by the Israel-US war machine. A day to honor the patriotism, love of country, and sacrifice ...
The memorial is the first war memorial in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and documents the names of all the fallen Emiratis who were killed in the line of duty. The first name is of a 20-year-old policeman, Salem Suhail bin Khamis, who declined to lower the Ras Al Khaimah flag in the Greater Tunb and was killed in the Seizure of Abu Musa and ...
21 July – Fifty-seven Bangladeshi expatriates are sentenced to varying prison terms for holding protests in support of the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. [15] They are later pardoned by UAE president Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on 3 September. [16] 29 July – The United Arab Emirates grants lottery licenses for the first time in its ...
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
July 10 is the day of mourning.Flags lowered to half-mast. Entertainment clubs, bars, discos and beer gardens closed on the day of national mourning. [480] [481] Cuba: On July 11, the day of national mourning, flags lowered to the middle of the mast on all public buildings. [482] India: July 9 is the day of mourning. [483] [484] [485] Nepal