UAE National Day celebrations start from Sunday

By Angel Chan

ABU DHABI 23 November 2018: The UAE Cabinet has approved the celebrations of the UAE’s 47th National Day for the ministries and federal departments from 25th to 28th November.

The Commemoration Day will be observed on Thursday, 29th November.

The ministries and federal departments can host national day celebrations between Sunday to Wednesday except Thursday, which is dedicated to mark the Commemoration Day, said Wam.

The Commemoration Day will see the UAE flag raised at half-mast at 8:00am, and a minute of silence at 11:30am, followed by the raising of the UAE flag and the national anthem at all government departments and institutions nationwide.