UAE sees work-filled Friday in historic first – Roya News English

UAE sees work-filled Friday in historic first – Roya News English

Staff and students went to work and study Friday for the first time in the history of the UAE, after officially changing the weekend in the wealthy Gulf country to Saturday and Sunday.

The private sector is divided on the decision, and some companies have kept the traditional Friday/Saturday weekend. 

The UAE has become the only Gulf country that does not adopt Saturday and Friday -- when residents flock to mosques to perform weekly prayers -- as two full days off.