Federal employees in the United Arab Emirates are due back at work on Dec. 7, 2026, after the government set Dec. 2-4 as leave for the 55th Eid Al Etihad.
The UAE Government Media Office announced the holiday dates. Federal employees will be off from Dec. 2 through Dec. 6, with the regular Saturday-Sunday weekend following the three-day holiday. Official work resumes Dec. 7.
Eid Al Etihad is observed each year on Dec. 2, the date of the UAE’s founding in 1971. Six emirates formed the union that year, and Ras Al Khaimah joined in 1972.
