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Eid Al Adha

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Living in the UAE

Eid Al Adha Scams in the UAE: Check Offers and Report Fraud

16 May

Check an Eid offer before paying, distinguish the May 2026 livestock warning from wider fraud advice, and find official Dubai reporting and bank-contact steps.

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Living in the UAE

Eid Al Adha 2026: Nine-Day School Break vs Work Holidays

11 May

An archive of the May 2026 Eid break: how the school-calendar nine-day window differed from MoHRE’s four announced private-sector holiday dates.

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Living in the UAE

Eid Al Adha in the UAE: Dates, Public Holidays & the Festival of Sacrifice

16 Nov

Eid Al Adha in the UAE is the Festival of Sacrifice, beginning on 10 Dhul Hijjah. The public-holiday framework combines Arafat Day on the ninth with Eid on the tenth to twelfth. In 2026, the first day of Eid was Wednesday, 27 May—not an outstanding forecast. I would keep three things separate when planning around…

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