Thursday, January 24, 2013

Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon 2013


The Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon takes to the streets of the emirate for the fourteenth time on Friday (Jan 25).
An elite field of world-class runners will join forces with enthusiastic amateurs as more than 2,500 set off in the marathon itself at 7am – closely followed by the competitors in the associated 10km Road Race and 3km Fun Run.
In all, around 20,000 runners are expected at the start line on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard in the shadow of Burj Khalifa in Downtown Dubai for an event held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai and under the aegis of the Dubai Sports Council.
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Wednesday, January 02, 2013

UAE Public Holidays 2013


UAE’s public holidays in 2013:

Occasion
Date
Day
Duration (No. of days)
New Year’s Day
January 1
Tuesday
1
Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday (PBUH)
January 24
Thursday
1
Israa & Miaraj Night*
June 6
Thursday
1
Beginning of Ramadan
July 9
Tuesday
0
Eid Al Fitr*
August 8/9/10
Thu/Fri/Sat
3
Arafat (Haj) Day*
October 14
Mon
1
Eid Al Adha*
October 15
Tue/Wed/Thur
3
Hijri New Year’s Day*
November 5
Tue
1
 UAE National Day
December 2/3
Mon/Tue
2
*Islamic holiday exact dates are subject to moon sighting and may differ from the date given



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