REUTERS DIARY OF MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN HOLIDAYS
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** Details below represent the latest information available and
will be supplemented later, particularly with updated entries
for Muslim holidays.
Market holiday – Markets and exchanges closed.
(Note: Dates for Eid al-Fitr, Eid el-Adha, Muslim New Year
and Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday may differ slightly depending on
the sighting of the moon)
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2010 MARKET HOLIDAYS
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**** More countries will be added as and when available ****
TUESDAY, MARCH 16
Mauritius – Ougadi
SUNDAY, MARCH 21
Namibia – Independence Day
South Africa – Human Rights Day
Syria – Mother’s Day
MONDAY, MARCH 22
Namibia – Independence Day (Observed)
South Africa – Human Rights Day (Observed)
SUNDAY, MARCH 28
Libya – British Evacuation Day
MONDAY, MARCH 29
Israel – Passover I Eve
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
Israel – Passover I
FRIDAY, APRIL 2
Botswana – Good Friday
Ghana – Good Friday
Kenya – Good Friday
Lebanon – Good Friday
Malawi – Good Friday
Namibia – Good Friday
Nigeria – Good Friday
South Africa – Good Friday
United Arab Emirates – Good Friday (DGCX)
SUNDAY, APRIL 4
Egypt – Easter
Israel – Passover II Eve
Syria – Easter
MONDAY, APRIL 5
Botswana – Easter Monday
Egypt – Sham El Nessim
Ghana – Easter Monday
Israel – Passover II
Ivory Coast – Easter
Kenya – Easter Monday
Lebanon – Easter
Malawi – Easter Monday
Namibia – Easter Monday
Nigeria – Easter Monday
South Africa – Family Day
Syria – Orthodox Easter
FRIDAY, APRIL 9
Iraq – Baghdad Liberation Day
SATURDAY, APRIL 17
Iraq – FAO Day
Syria – Independence Day
MONDAY, APRIL 19
Israel – Memorial Day
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
Israel – Independence Day
SUNDAY, APRIL 25
Egypt – Sinai Liberation Day
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
South Africa – Freedom Day
SATURDAY, MAY 1
Algeria – Labor Day
Botswana – Labour Day
Ethiopia – Labour Day
Ghana – Labour Day
Iraq – Labour Day
Malawi – Labour Day
Mauritius – Labour Day
Morocco – Labour Day
Namibia – Workers Day
South Africa – Workers Day
Syria – Labour Day
TUESDAY, MAY 4
Namibia – Cassinga Day
WEDNESDAY, MAY 5
Ethiopia – Ethiopian Patriot’s Day
THURSDAY, MAY 6
Syria – Martyrs’ Day
THURSDAY, MAY 13
Botswana – Ascension Day
Ivory Coast – Ascension Day
Namibia – Ascension Day
TUESDAY, MAY 18
Israel – Pentecost (Shavuot) Eve
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
Israel – Pentecost (Shavuot)
MONDAY, MAY 24
Ivory Coast – Pentecost
TUESDAY, MAY 25
Ghana – Africa Day
Jordan – Independence Day
Namibia – Africa Day
FRIDAY, MAY 28
Ethiopia – Downfall of the Dergue regime
TUESDAY, JUNE 1
Kenya – Madaraka Day
FRIDAY, JUNE 11
Libya – Evacuation Day
MONDAY, JUNE 14
Malawi – Freedom Day
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
South Africa – Youth Day
SATURDAY, JUNE 19
Algeria – Revolutionary Readjustment
THURSDAY, JULY 1
Botswana – Sir Seretse Khama Day
Egypt – Banks Holiday
Ghana – Republic Day
MONDAY, JULY 5
Algeria – Independence Day
TUESDAY, JULY 6
Malawi – Republic Day
FRIDAY, JULY 9
Libya – Ascension of the Prophet
United Arab Emirates – The Prophet’s Ascension (DGCX)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14
Iraq – Republic Day
MONDAY, JULY 19
Botswana – President’s Day
TUESDAY, JULY 20
Botswana – President’s Day (Observed)
Israel – Fast Day
FRIDAY, JULY 23
Libya – Revolution Day
FRIDAY, JULY 30
Morocco – Celebration of His Majesty’s Accession to The
Throne
SUNDAY, AUG 8
Iraq – Ceasefire Day
MONDAY, AUG 9
South Africa – National Women’s Day
SATURDAY, AUG 14
Morocco – Celebration of the Allegiance of Oued Eddahab
SUNDAY, AUG 15
Mauritius – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
FRIDAY, AUG 20
Morocco – Celebration of the Revolution of the King and the
People
THURSDAY, AUG 26
Namibia – Heroes Day
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 1
Libya – National Day
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 8
Israel – Jewish New Year Eve
THURSDAY, SEPT 9
Bahrain – Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Israel – Jewish New Year I
Jordan – Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Nigeria – Eid-ul Fitri (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Qatar – Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates – Eid Al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) (DGCX)
FRIDAY, SEPT 10
Iraq – Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan – Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon – Id Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Mauritius – Eid-Ul-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Morocco – Aid EL Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Nigeria – Eid-ul Fitri (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Qatar – Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
SATURDAY, SEPT 11
Algeria – Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Ethiopia – Ethiopian New Year/Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
Iraq – Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan – Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Lebanon – Id Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Libya – Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Morocco – Aid EL Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Qatar – Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Saudi Arabia – Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Syria – Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan) (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
SUNDAY, SEPT 12
Iraq – Eid El Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan – Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Oman – Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Mauritius – Ganesh Chaturthi
Qatar – Eid Al Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Saudi Arabia – Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates – Eid Al-Fitr (Subject to Lunar
Sightings) (DFM/ADX/Nasdaq Dubai)
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DIARY – MidEast/African holidays to December 2010
