The UAE has decided to shorten its weekend from Friday-Saturday to Saturday-Sunday and institute a four-and-a-half-day work week, the official WAM news agency reported on Tuesday.
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In addition to Saturday-Sunday, the people of the Emirates will have an additional half-day of rest on the afternoon of Friday, the day of the weekly great prayer in Muslim countries.