{"id":9821,"date":"2018-04-09T08:55:22","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T08:55:22","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-04-09T08:55:22","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T08:55:22","slug":"uae-public-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/news\/uae-public-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"This Weekend Is A Public Holiday In The UAE: Here&#8217;s What You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu\">\n<div id=\"mpu\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This weekend marks\u00a0Isra\u2019a Wal Mi\u2019raj, a national\u00a0holiday in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been officially confirmed that Dubai will be dry from Friday, April 13 at 6pm until Saturday, April 14 at 7pm. UAE bars and restaurants\u00a0will have a dry day\/night during this period, to mark the second holiday of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday is based on the sighting of the moon, so it&#8217;s still unclear whether it will fall on the weekend\u00a0or\u00a0whether Thursday, April 12 or Sunday, April 15, will be marked as a public holiday. You will be updated as soon as an official confirmation has been made.<\/p>\n<h3>Everyone in the UAE right now<\/h3>\n<div class=\"iframe-wrap\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/tXL4FHPSnVJ0A\" width=\"480\" height=\"317\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/kim-novak-tXL4FHPSnVJ0A\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/feature\/12-things-everyone-thinks-when-waiting-for-the-public-holidays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read:\u00a012 Things Everyone Thinks When Waiting For The Public Holidays To Be Announced<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"c-adunit c-adunit--mpu_mid\">\n<div id=\"mpu_mid\" class=\"c-adunit__container\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This weekend marks\u00a0Isra\u2019a Wal Mi\u2019raj, a national\u00a0holiday in the UAE. 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