Thursday paid holiday for 25 January Revolution, Police Day anniversary

Ahram Online , Wednesday 18 Jan 2023

Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has designated Thursday 26 January a paid day off for the anniversary of the 25 January Revolution as well as Egypt's Police Day.

A picture taken on January 17, 2023, shows a view of the Nile River in the Egyptian capital Cairo.
A picture taken on January 17, 2023, shows a view of the Nile River in the Egyptian capital Cairo. AFP

 

This marks the twelfth anniversary of the 2011 revolution that ousted late president Hosni Mubarak.

It also marks Police Day which commemorates the massacre of 50 Egyptian policemen by British occupation forces in Ismailia in 1952.

Egypt recently made Thursday an alternative day off for official holidays that fall midweek in order to give citizens a longer weekend.

The decision, which was first introduced on the seventh anniversary of the 30 June revolution in 2020, applies to all national holidays except for Eid Al-Fitr, Eid Al-Adha, and Christmas.

The day off applies to employees in ministries, government institutions, public authorities, local administration units, public sector companies and public business sector companies.

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