Eid holidays for public and private sectors in the UAE announced

Eid holidays for public and private sectors in the UAE announced

Published in gulfnews.com: September 15, 2009, 14:55

Abu Dhabi: Eid Al Fitr holiday for the public sector will be from Ramadan 29 [September 19] until Shawwal 3, according to Cabinet decision No 17 for 2009.

The private sector holiday will be on the first and second days of Shawwal, according to a circular from the Ministry of Labour.


Humaid Al Qutami, Minister of Education and Chairman of the Federal Authority for Human Resources, and Saqr Gobash, Minister of Labour, congratulated President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates on the advent Eid.

They also congratulated the UAE people and the Arab and Islamic nations.

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UAE private sector holiday on Sunday to mark Isra Wal Meraj

UAE private sector holiday on Sunday to mark Isra Wal Meraj

Published in Gulfnews: July 13, 2009, 18:41

Abu Dhabi: The private sector will get a one-day holiday on Sunday, July 19, to mark Isra Wal Meraj, Prophet Mohammad's (PBUH) ascension to heaven.

According to a circular issued by Saqr Gobash, Minister of Labour, private sector employees will get a day off to celebrate the occasion.



The ministry congratulated President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Their Highnesses the Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates.

It also congratulated the Arab and Muslim nations.

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Supervisor guilty of molesting female accountant

Supervisor guilty of molesting female accountant

By Bassam Za'za', Senior Reporter
Published in Gulfnews: June 18, 2009

Dubai: A supervisor faces six months in jail for molesting a female accountant.

The Dubai Court of First Instance found the 24-year-old Indian guilty of following the 23-year-old Filipina accountant from a grocery store and trespassing into her bedroom where he molested her.

The court said the accused would be deported after serving his punishment.

Presiding Judge Fahmi Mounir also referred the accused to the Dubai Court of Misdemeanours where he will be prosecuted for consuming liquor.


The accused K.S. pleaded not guilty to molesting 23-year-old M.M, but confessed to having alcohol and trespassing.

When asked by the judge why he walked into the bedroom, the defendant claimed M.M. had smiled at him and he thought she had wanted him to follow.

The claimant said: "When I walked out of the bathroom and took off my clothes, I heard a noise from the side of the curtains but my roommate didn't reply

"I was shocked to see the defendant sitting in his underwear. Suddenly he attacked me and groped me. I screamed, pushed him away and covered myself with a towel. Then my roommates gathered outside the bedroom."

Records said the building's guardsmen stopped the defendant from escaping and handed him over to the police.

The judgment is still subject to appeal within 15 days.

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