United Arab Emirates to change its weekend

Dec 8, 2021

Friday is a weekly holiday in the other five Gulf Arab states and many predominantly Muslim countries. Image: UNSPLASH/David Rodrigo

Ghaida Ghantous

Bureau Chief, Gulf, Reuters

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