DIARY - MidEast/African holidays to December 2012
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2012 Furnish HOLIDAYS
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25
Egypt - Policemen Day
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
Uganda - State Day
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
Mauritius - Cancellation of Slavery
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
Bahrain - Haruspex's Birthday (Subject to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Oracle Mohamed's Birthday (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Jordan - Sibyl Mohammad's Birthday (Subject to Lunar
Sightings)
Unified Arab Emirates - Prophet Mohammed's Birthday (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX) (Subdue to Lunar Sightings)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Mauritius - Thaipoosam CavadeeByTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14
Syria - Al-Mawlid Al-Nabawi Eid (Testee to Lunar Sightings)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20
Mauritius - Maha ShivaratreeLargeTHURSDAY, MARCH 8
Israel - PurimPredominantlySyria - 8 March Revolution
Zambia - Cosmopolitan Women's Day
MONDAY, MARCH 12
Mauritius - Public Holiday
Zambia - Youth Day
WEDNESDAY, Cortege 21
South Africa - Human Rights DayPrimarilySyria - Mothers' Day
FRIDAY, MARCH 23
Mauritius - OugadiGenerallyFRIDAY, APRIL 6
Botswana - Good FridayUsuallyIsrael - Passover I Eve (No trading but clearing is carried
out)
Kenya - Fitting Friday
South Africa - Good FridayIn particularUnited Arab Emirates - Good Friday (DGCX)
Zambia - Considerable Friday
Zimbabwe - Good FridayMost of allSUNDAY, APRIL 8
Syria - EasterMost of allMONDAY, APRIL 9
Botswana - Easter MondayLargeKenya - Easter Monday
South Africa - Relations Day
Zambia - Easter Monday
Zimbabwe - Easter MondayMainlyTHURSDAY, APRIL 12
Israel - Passover II Eve (No trading but clearing is carried
out)
FRIDAY, APRIL 13
Israel - Passover IIPrimarilySUNDAY, APRIL 15
Egypt - EasterParticularlyMONDAY, APRIL 16
Egypt - Sham El NessimEspeciallyTUESDAY, APRIL 17
Syria - Independence DayPre-eminentlyWEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
Zimbabwe - Independence DayMainlyWEDNESDAY, APRIL 25
Israel - Memorial Day (No trading but clearing is carried
out)
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
Israel - Self-reliance Day
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
South Africa - Authority Day
TUESDAY, MAY 1
Bahrain - Labour DayLargelyBotswana - Labour Day
Egypt - Labor DayPre-eminentlyJordan - Labour Day
Kenya - Labour DayIn particularMauritius - Labour Day
South Africa - Travail Day
Syria - Labour Day
Zambia - Exertion Day
Zimbabwe - Labour Day
SUNDAY, MAY 6
Syria - Martyrs' DayPre-eminentlyTHURSDAY, MAY 17
Botswana - Ascension Day
FRIDAY, MAY 25
Jordan - Self-direction Day
Zambia - Afric Freedom Day
Zimbabwe - Africa DayAs a ruleSUNDAY, MAY 27
Israel - Pentecost (Shavuot)
FRIDAY, JUNE 1
Kenya - Madaraka Day (Self Governance)
SUNDAY, JUNE 17
In agreement Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Isra Wal Miraj (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX) (Bound by to Lunar Sightings)
SUNDAY, JULY 1
Egypt - Banks Gala
MONDAY, JULY 2
Botswana - Sir Seretse Khama Day (Observed)
Zambia - Heroes' DayIn generalTUESDAY, JULY 3
Zambia - Unity DayMainlyMONDAY, JULY 16
Botswana - President's DayMainlyTUESDAY, JULY 17
Botswana - Public Leave of absence
MONDAY, JULY 23
Egypt - Mutiny Day
SUNDAY, JULY 29
Israel - Unshakeable Day
MONDAY, AUGUST 6
Zambia - Farmers' DayIn generalTHURSDAY, AUGUST 9
South Africa - State Women's Day
MONDAY, AUGUST 13
Zimbabwe - Heroes' DayIn particularTUESDAY, AUGUST 14
Zimbabwe - Defence Forces DayIn generalWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15
Mauritius - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MaryMostlySATURDAY, AUGUST 18
Bahrain - Eid Al Fitr (Point to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Liable to suffer to Lunar Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Fitr (Motive to Lunar Sightings)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19
Bahrain - Eid Al-Fitr (Open to to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Eid Al-Fitr (Submit to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Participant to Lunar Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Fitr (National to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Fitr (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)
MONDAY, AUGUST 20
Bahrain - Eid Al-Fitr (Discussed to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Eid Al-Fitr (Under the control of b dependent on to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Bound by to Lunar Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Fitr (Case to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Fitr (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX) (Responsible for to Lunar Sightings)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21
Jordan - Eid Al-Fitr (Taxpayer to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Fitr (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Israel - Jewish New Year Eve (No trading but clearing is
carried out)
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Israel - Jewish New Year IMainlyTUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Israel - Jewish New Year IIIn particularTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Mauritius - Ganesh ChaturthiIn particularMONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
South Africa - Estate Day
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Israel - Yom Kippur EveAs a ruleWEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Israel - Yom KippurPrincipallySUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Israel - Feast of Tabernacles (Sukkoth) Eve (No trading but
clearing is carried out)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
Botswana - Botswana Day (Observed)
Israel - Occasion of Tabernacles (Sukkoth)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2
Botswana - Botswana Day (Observed)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6
Egypt - Armed Constrain Day
Syria - Tishreen Liberation War Day
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7
Israel - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora) Eve (No trading
but clearing is carried out)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8
Israel - Rejoicing of the Law (Simchat Tora)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
Zambia - Home rule Day
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Branch of knowledge to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Referred to to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Point to Lunar Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Course of study to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Waqfat Arafah / Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX ) (Cause to undergo to Lunar Sightings)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Enthral to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Susceptible to to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Referred to to Lunar Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Prone to to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX) (Under discussion to Lunar Sightings)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
Bahrain - Eid-Al-Adha (Conditional on to Lunar Sightings)
Egypt - Eid-Al-Adha (Open to to Lunar Sightings)
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Area to Lunar Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Submit to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Submissive to to Lunar Sightings)
Syria - Eid Al-Adha (Reason to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Eid-Al-Adha (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29
Jordan - Eid-Al-Adha (Vulnerable to to Lunar Sightings)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
Mauritius - Advent of Indentured Labourers
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
Mauritius - DivaliAs a ruleWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Bahrain - Al Hijra New Year (Topic to Lunar Sightings)
Syria - Hijri New Year's Day (Reason to Lunar Sightings)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Egypt - Muslim New Year (Hegria 1434) (Rationale to Lunar
Sightings)
Jordan - Hijra New Year (Guinea-pig to Lunar Sightings)
United Arab Emirates - Hijri Day (Islamic New Year) (Nasdaq
Dubai/DFM/ADX/DGCX) (Above a answerable to to Lunar Sightings)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22
Bahrain - Ashoora (Rationale to Lunar Sightings)
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Bahrain - Ashoora (National to Lunar Sightings)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2
Pooled Arab Emirates - National Day (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3
Opinion Arab Emirates - National Day (Nasdaq Dubai/DFM/ADX)
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12
Kenya - Jamhuri Day(Confidence)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
Bahrain - Inhabitant Day
MONDAY, DECEMBER 17
Bahrain - Native Day
South Africa - Day of Reconciliation (Observed)
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24
Mauritius - Christmas Eve (Topic to Confirmation)
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25
Botswana - Christmas DayLargeJordan - Christmas Day
Kenya - Christmas DayPre-eminentlyMauritius - Christmas
South Africa - Christmas DayUsuallyUnited Arab Emirates - Christmas (DGCX)
Syria - Christmas DayByZambia - Christmas Day
Zimbabwe - Christmas DayPredominantlyWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26
Botswana - Boxing DayLargeKenya - Boxing Day
South Africa - Day of GoodwillAbove allZimbabwe - Public Holiday
MONDAY, DECEMBER 31
Jordan - No TradingLargeMauritius - New Year's Eve (Subject to Confirmation)
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