Tuesday, October 16, 2012

EID AL ADHA 2012

News feed for Eid Al Adha (DUBAI): 

Dubai: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced that the first day of Eid Al Adha is on October 26, which falls on a Friday.

The first day of Dhu Al Hijja is on Wednesday, October 17, while Arafa is on Thursday, October 25, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

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Dubai: The Dubai Metro will run for nearly 24 hours on weekends and during the Eid holidays until November 2, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced on Tuesday.

Complementing the Eid in Dubai celebrations, the metro will operate from 5:30am to 4am on October 18 and 19, said Ramadan Abdullah, the director of Metro operations at the RTA.

The trains will also operate on the new timings on Ocober 25, 26, 27 and 28 to coincide with the Eid holidays, and on November 1 and 2.

Trains will continue with normal operation hours on weekdays.

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