Muscat: Hijri New Year holidays have been announced in Oman.
Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud Al Busaidi, Oman's Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and Chairman of the Civil Service Council, Wednesday announced that ministries, public authorities and other departments of the state administrative apparatus, will remain close from first day of the Hijri to December 11. Work will resume on December 12.
Shaikh Abdullah Bin Nasir Al Bakri, Oman's Manpower Minister issued a similar decision giving holiday for the private sector companies and establishments from the first day of Muharram 1432AH until December 9.