Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has declared a four-day break for Eid Al-Fitr 2023, for both private sector employees and non-profit organisations.
The Eid Al-Fitr holiday will begin in the kingdom at the end of the working day on Thursday, April 20, for four days.
The ministry has made the announcement of the holiday on social media platform Twitter.
Across the GCC region, moon-sighting committees announced the start of Ramadan, and many countries have introduced reduced working hours for the month
Saudi Ramadan working hours 2023
The ministry advised that office hours should be 10am to 3pm throughout the Holy month.
However, it advised that government agencies are able to be flexible depending on work requirements. A two-hour window is provided where agencies can start earlier or later than the advised start times.