File Photo: People shop for Christmas accessories from a store exhibiting outside along a main street in the northern suburb of Shubra. AFP
The paid leave will apply to workers in ministries, government agencies, public authorities, local administration units, public-sector companies, private-sector entities, and public business-sector firms.
The decision excludes examinations, which will proceed as scheduled by the relevant authorities.
Madbouly extended his heartfelt felicitations to all Coptic citizens celebrating Christmas.
Designated a national holiday in 2002, Coptic Orthodox Egyptians, who comprise 90 percent of the country’s Christian population, celebrate Christmas on 7 January, according to the Julian Calendar.
Meanwhile, other Egyptian Christian denominations, such as Catholics and Evangelicals, celebrate Christmas on 25 December, following the Gregorian Calendar.
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