UAE to move its weekend to Saturday and Sunday from Jan 1, 2022

The United Arab Emirates (UAE), which currently has a Sunday-Thursday working week, will switch its weekend to Saturday and Sunday from January 1, 2022. It will also adopt a four-and-a-half-day working week as the country looks to bring itself more in line with other countries. Friday, a holy day in Islam, will be a half-day in the UAE.