Ramadhan hours announced in Oman

The Oman News Agency has reported the official working hours for Ramadhan as announced by the Omani Ministry of Labour.

The official working hours for the public sector will be from 9 am to 2 pm. Working hours for Muslims in the private sector will be six hours a day, up to 30 hours a week

Eid al-Fitr hours reported for Sultan Armed Forces Museum, Oman

The Sultan Armed Forces (SAF) Museum, the only military museum in Oman, will be open for all citizens and residents in the sultanate of Oman over the Eid al-Fitr holidays, the Oman News Agency has reported.

It will be open: 

16 June 

9 am to 1.30 pm 

17 and 18 June

7.30 am to 1.30 pm 

The Museum will then resume receiving visitors from 23 June, opening from 9 am to 2 pm, and from 3 pm to 6 pm. 

It will be open from Sunday through Thursday of each week thereafter, from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm.

The museum is at Fort Al Falaj House in Ruwi, Muscat. The museum accommodates weapons, clothing, instruments, and other defence systems that chart the development of the Omani armed forces from pre-Islamic Oman until the Renaissance period, when HM ascended the throne. 

Outdoor exhibits include military equipment which have been used in the Sultan's Armed Forces, such as vehicles, tanks and aircraft and ships.

Selected Emirates Post offices to stay open till 6pm during Ramadhan

The Emirates Post Group (EPG) has announced that the official Ramadhan working hours will be from 9am to 2pm. Selected post offices will observe extended working hours from Saturday to Thursday.

The extended working hours, until 6pm, in selected post offices are in response to the needs of the public and form part of EPG's efforts to provide postal and non-postal services to customers for longer, the organisation said.

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Post offices with extended hours include:

First postal zone

• Abu Dhabi Central Post Office
• Hamdan Post Office
• Airport Post Office
• Mussafah
• Al Falah
• Bani Yas
• Tourist Club
• Mussafah Shabiya

Dubai

• Dubai Central Post Office (Karama)
• Creek Post Office Deira
• Deira Main Post Office
• Satwa
• Jumeirah and Al Rashidiya post offices
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• Hor Al Anz Post Office

Third postal zone

• Sharjah Central Post Office
• Sharjah Corniche
• Al Wahda
• Al Khan
• Al Ghuwair
• Moyeleh
• Sharjah Industrial post office
• Ajman Central, 
• Umm al-Quwain Central 
• UAQ industrial post office
• Al Madam
• Ajman industrial
• Mushairef 
• Al Zahra

Fourth postal zone

• Ras Al Khaimah Central
• Al Nakeel
• Al Oraibi Post Office

Fifth postal zone

• Al Ain Central Post Office 
• Al Ain Al Senaiya Post Office

Sixth postal zone

• Fujairah Central Post
• Khor Fakkan post office 
• Dibba Al Fujairah

Dubai RTA announces Eid contingency strategy, holiday timings for all services

The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has shared its strategy for handling Eid traffic, including contingency plans, as well as different operational hours.

Engineer Maitha bin Adai, CEO of RTA Traffic & Roads Agency, head of the team responsible for Traffic Management and Operational Plans during Annual Events, said, “The RTA has prepared operational plans necessary for serving riders during Eid al-Adha holiday which is usually a busy period. The plan covers Burj Khalifa district where more than 55 directional signs had been installed to direct traffic from and to the district. Accordingly, traffic will flow along Oudh Metha Road through Al Asayel Road, Zabeel Bridges through Al Saada Road, internal roads of the Business Bay leading to Sheikh Zayed Road and Al Khail Road in order to ease the pressure on the Financial Center Road. To ensure a smooth traffic flow, the traffic signals on the Financial Center Road and Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard will be monitored and controlled.

“Streamlined procedures will be in place for buses and taxis which will be deployed in abundance at the pick-up and drop-off points of Dubai Mall, and additional number of taxicabs will be deployed at the Mall during peak hours. The public will be lifted using 10 buses deployed on the route from Dubai Mall to Trade Center. An agreement has been reached with franchise companies to raise the operational efficiency of taxicabs to 95%. In case of higher demand for taxicabs in Dubai Mall, a bus route will be activated to lift riders to Deira City Center Metro Station, Burjuman Station where more taxis will be available at those locations.

A bus parking area has been allocated at both the Address Hotel and Lafayette Hotel. The RTA has developed an alternative plan for parking buses at the Burj Khalifa Metro Station in case it is difficult to park at the two designated areas during peak hours.

According to Bin Adai, a dedicated team is in place comprising qualified engineers, inspectors and technicians who are ready to face any emergency during the Eid Al Adha holiday, in coordination with Dubai Police and Emaar, to ensure the implementation of all operational plans and required road closures.

RTA has also announced the timings of its different services during the Eid al Adha holiday, covering customers’ happiness centres, public car parks, public buses, Dubai Metro, Dubai Tram, marine transit modes, driving institutes, and vehicles testing & registration centres.

Moaza Al Marri, Director of Marketing & Corporate Communication, RTA Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, said, “Customers’ happiness centres will be off-duty during Eid al Adha holiday from Sunday September 11th and will resume duty on Sunday September 18th 2016. All paid parking zones in Dubai Emirate will be free of charge except for the parking lots of the Fish Market and the Multi-level Parking terminal starting from Sunday 11 September, and fees will be activated on the Saturday 17 September.



“On Friday September 9th the Dubai Tram will be operational from 9am up to 1am (on the following day), and from Saturday September 10th to Tuesday September 13th it will be operating from 6:30am up to 1am (on the following day).

“Service hours of Dubai Bus from Saturday September 10th to Monday Sept 12th will be as follows: Main Bus Stations such at Gold Souk, the service will start at 05.20 am and end at 12:00 am (midnight), and at Al Ghubaiba from 05.00 am to 12:00 (midnight). At subsidiary stations, buses will operate at Al Qusais, Satwa from 05:00 am to 12:00 (midnight), and Route C01 will be in operation around-the-clock. At Al Quoz Industrial Station, buses will operate from 05:30 am to 11.30 pm, and at Jebel Ali Station from 6am to 10:15 pm.

"The Water Bus will be operating at Marina stations (Marina Mall, Marina Walk, Marina Terrace and Marina Promenade) from Saturday September 10th to Thursday September 15th from 10am to 11pm. On Friday and public holidays from 12pm up to 12am (midnight).

“The daily business hours of the Water Taxi service will be from 9am to 10pm. At Al Ghubaiba Station, the service will run from 10am to 6pm, Dubai Marina Station from 2pm to 10pm, The Palm Jumeirah (Atlantis) from 11am to 7pm, and The Palm Jumeirah (Rexos) from 11am to 7pm.

“The Blue Abra (Electric Abra) will be operating at Burj Khalifa area from 6pm to 11:30pm, and at Al Mamzar from 2pm to 12am (midnight). Atlantis Abra will operate from 1pm to 9pm, and the air-conditioned abra at Al Jaddaf, Dubai Festival City will operate from 7am to 12pm. The traditional abra at Dubai Creek (Al Ghubaiba, Al Sabkha, Baniyas, and Dubai Old Souk) will offer service from Saturday September 10th to Thursday September 15th from 7am to 10pm, and on Friday and public holidays from 10am to 12am (midnight).

“Dubai Ferry will offer scheduled daily services off Al Ghubaiba and Marina Mall Stations starting at 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm and 6pm.

“As for the working hours of service providers, all centres of partners and service providers will be closed during the Eid al Adha holiday starting from Saturday September 11th up to Tuesday September 13th, and they will be back in service on Wednesday September 14th.”

Dubai Metro timings include:

September 8:
Stations on the Red Line of Dubai Metro will start service at 5:30am (Express Metro Service) and continue up to 2am (on the following day).
The Green Line will start service at 5:50am and continue up to 2am (on the following day).

September 9:
Both the Red and Green Lines will start service from 10am up to 2am (on the following day).

September 10:
The Red Line will start service from 5:30am up to 2am (on the following day)
The Green Line will be in service from 5:50am up to 2am (on the following day)

September 11 to September 13
The Red Line begins at 5:50am up to 2am (on the following day)
The Green Line will be in service from 5:50am up to 2am (on the following day)

September 14
The Red Line will start from 5:30am to 1am (on the following day).
The Green Line will start service at 5:50am and continue up to 1am (on the following day).

“The Metro Stations Feeder Bus Service at Al Rashidiya, Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta Mall, Abu Hail, Etisalat, and Dubai Mall-Burj Khalifa stations will operate from 5:15am to 2:10am (of the following day)," Moaza added.

Intercity Bus timings include:

Main stations
The service will be running around-the-clock to Jubail and Sharjah. The Abu Dhabi-bound service will be from 5am to 12:50am (past midnight).

Subsidiary stations such as Union Square
The service will be operating from 5am up to 12:30am (past midnight).

Al Sabkha Station
The service will operate from 6:30am to 12am (midnight)

Deira City Center Station
The service will be from 6:55am up to 10pm.

Al Karama Station
The service will run from 6:10am up to 10:15pm

Al Ahli Club Station
The service will run from 7am to 11pm.

External stations: Al Taawon (Sharjah)
The service will run from 7am up to 10:30pm

External stations: Al Fujairah Station
Intercity buses will be in service from 6:45am to 10:30pm

External stations: Ajman Station
Services run from 6am to 11:30pm

External stations: Hatta Station
Operational from 6:30am to 10:40pm.

Dubai Roads and Transport Authority commits extra hours for services over Eid al Fitr

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the timings of its services during the Eid al-Fitr holidays, covering customer service centres, car parks, public buses, Dubai Metro & Tram services, marine transit, driving institutes, as well as vehicles testing & registration centres.
 

Source: RTA. Al Marri.

Moaza Al Marri, Director of Marketing & Corporate Communication, RTA Corporate Administrative Support Services Sector, said: “Customer Service Centers will be off-duty the during Eid al-Fitr holiday from Sunday 3rd July 2016 and will resume duty on Sunday 10 July 2016. All paid parking zones in Dubai will be free of charge except for the parking lots of the Fish Market and the Multi-level Parking terminal starting from Sunday 3rd July, and fees will be activated on Saturday 9 July."
 

Al Marri added that trains will be running almost 24 hours during the holidays. 

 

Red Line stations

Tuesday 5 July: 5.30am to 11.59pm.

Wednesday 6 July: 12am to 2am; 5.50am to 11.59pm.

Thursday 7 July: 12am to 2am; 5.30am to 11.59pm.

Friday 8 July: 12am to 2am; 10am to 11.59pm.

Saturday 9 July: 12am to 2am.

 

Green Line stations

5 July:  5.50am to 11.59pm

6, 7 July: 12am to 2am; 5.50am to 11.59pm

8 July: 12am to 2am; 10am to 11.59pm

9 July: 12am to 2am.

The tram service will operate from 5 to 7 July from 6:30am to 1am the next day. On 8 July, the tram service will start at 9am and continue up to 1am on 9 July.

The Route C01 bus will operate around the clock. Other public buses will have varied timings:

 

Main bus stations, e.g. the Gold Souk

6, 7 July: 5.20am to 12 midnight (next day)

 

Al Ghubaiba Station; subsidiary stations, such as Al Qusais and Satwa

6, 7 July: 5am to 12 midnight (next day)

 

Al Quoz Industrial Area station

6, 7 July: 5.30am to 11.30pm

 

Jebel Ali station 

6, 7 July: 6am to 10.15pm 

 

Metro feeder service stations such as Rashidiya, Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta, Abu Hail, Etisalat, and Burj Khalifa Dubai Mall

6, 7 July: 5.15am to 1.10am (next day)

 

The service timing of commercial transport and inter-city bus services will be as follows: 

 

Main stations, such as Ghubaiba to:

Sharjah (Jubail): 24 hours 

Abu Dhabi: 5am to 12:50am the following day

 

Subsidiary stations, such as Sabkha will start at 6.30am and continue to 12 midnight. 

Union Square Station: 5am to 12:30am the next day. 

Deira City Center: 6:55am to 10pm. 

Karama Station: 6:10am to 10:15pm. 

Al Ahli Club Station: 7am to 11pm. 

 

External stations: 

Sharjah (Al Taawon): 7am to 11:30pm.

Al Fujairah Station: 6:45am to 10:30pm.

Ajman Station: 6am to 11:30pm.

Hatta Station: 6:30am to 10:40pm.

From 5 to 7 July, water buses at Marina Stations (Marina Mall, Marina Walk, Marina Terrace, and Marina Promenade) will run from 12 noon to 12 midnight. 

Water taxis will operate daily from 9am to 10pm. 

At Al Ghubaiba Station, the water taxi will operate from 4pm to 10pm

At Dubai Marina station it will operate from 2pm to 10pm. 

From Jumeirah Palm Atlantis, the service timings will be from 4pm to 10pm. 

From Jumeirah Palm Station (Rexos) it will run from 11am to 5pm.

Dubai Ferry will operate at Al Ghubaiba and Marina stations during the Eid holidays at 11am, 1pm, and then at 3pm, 5pm and 6:30pm.

The working hours of traditional abra (boats) at Dubai Creek Stations (Al Ghubaiba, Al Sabkha, Baniyas, and Dubai Old Souk) will be from 10am to 12 midnight. The Blue (electrical) abra will operate at Burj Khalifa from 6pm up to 11pm, at Al Mamzar from 2pm to 12 midnight, and at Atlantis from 1pm to 9pm. The air-conditioned abra at Al Jaddaf will operate from 7am to 12 midnight.

All service providers and partner centres will be closed from 5 to 7 July 2016.
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Central Bank of Oman posts Ramadhan hours for banks

The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has decreed that all banks will work from 9am to 1pm during Ramadhan 1437.

A circular from HE The Executive President's office has also provided detailed timings for all the services rendered by CBO.

Normal working hours will resume on the first working day after Eid Al Fitr.

Interested?

Read the circular (PDF)

Free entry to the Wild Wadi as part of the water park's Ramadhan campaign

Enjoy free access to the Wild Wadi Waterpark every Monday during Ramadhan in return for charitable clothing donations.

Mahmoud Sakr, General Manager, Jumeirah Beach Hotel and Wild Wadi Waterpark, said: “Every Monday between 3pm (and) 7pm throughout the Holy Month, guests who donate three items of clothes can enjoy the water park free of charge. We believe improving the community can only be accomplished through positive deeds and good conduct. There also needs to be a balance between commerce and social responsibility. Ramadhan is the time to set aside material concerns and refocus on spirituality which typically includes philanthropic work.”

View of Wild Wadi in 2009.

Special containers will be placed at the registration area where any piece of clothing in good condition can be donated. Tickets are limited to the capacity of the water park, and so subject to first-come, first-served basis. The clothing will be donated to support Beit Al Kheir Society, a non-profit organisation that provides assistance to underprivileged families in the region.

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Note that clothing donations after 5pm are unlikely to qualify for free entry into the water park. Ramadhan hours are 10am to 6pm, every day except Fridays, when they are 10am to 10pm. 

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Museum of Islamic Art announces timing for Ramadhan

The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) in Qatar has announced Ramadhan hours* for this year:

Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays: 8pm to midnight
Closed Tuesdays and Fridays

Usual opening hours* are otherwise:

Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays 10:30am to 5:30pm
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 12pm to 8pm
Closed Tuesdays

Additionally the MIA will be closed from 1 to 14 August, and on the first day of Eid.

MIA Park will be open during Ramadhan daily from 6pm to 6am. It will be closed on the first day of Eid and also during August. The park is otherwise open 24 hours every day

*Last admission 30 minutes before closing. Galleries, the gift shop and the café close 15 minutes before the museum closes.

posted from Bloggeroid

Al Rajhi Bank announces Eid hours

Al Rajhi Bank announced that work resumes on the second day of the Eid holiday for 145 branches and Tahweel centers, with the exception of airport branches which will operate 24 hours a day during the Eid holiday.

The branches were chosen to provide coverage for all areas of KSA in addition to the new e-facilities at the Sulaimania branch in Riyadh, which is equipped with ATMs and interactive machines. Customers will be served during working hours.
Saleh Al Zumaea, Acting GM, individual banking group, stated that this large number of branches working during the holiday reflects the bank's dedication to be available for citizens and residents that require banking services. Electronic channels will be available around the clock, with more than 4,000 ATMs and more than 45,000 POS devices all over the kingdom, in addition to the bank’s website and Al Rajhi phone banking.

There are airport branches at King Khaled Airport in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz Airport in Jeddah, King Fahd Airport in Dammam, and Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport in Madinah.

BML announces Eid hours

The Bank of Maldives (BML) Main Branch will open on 22 September 2015 from 8:30am to 2:00pm and will offer deposit and withdrawal services. In addition, the Bank’s eight Self-Service Banking units will offer customers the opportunity to deposit and withdraw cash 24 hours a day during holidays.

In the atolls, the Bank now has over 100 cash agents that allows customers to withdraw up to MVR 2,000 per day. BML’s Customer Service hotline 333 0200, Internet banking services and ATMs across the country will all be available 24 hours per day.

BML's Head of Customer Service, Moosa Nimal commented, “We are pleased to announce our commitment to support customers 24x7 during the Eid holiday. With our investments in self-service banking, customers can now deposit, withdraw, transfer and make payments, any day, at any time.”

Interested?

Self-service banking units are located at:

BML Head Office ground floor, Majeedhee Magu Branch, Bazar Branch, BML Lite, Velaanaage, Boduthakurufaanu Magu (near Artificial Beach), Ministry of Finance & Treasury (Ameenee Magu) and Ibrahim Nasir International Airport (INIA).

Check locations of BML cash agents

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Hamad Medical Corporation announces Eid hours for its facilities in Qatar

Hamad Medical Corporation has announced operating hours for its hospitals during the Eid Al-Fitr holidays as follows, the Qatar News Agency has reported:

Hamad General Hospital’s (HGH) Outpatient Department (OPD) clinics and pharmacy will be closed from 16 to 20 July and will reopen on 21 July. 

Patients already booked for some clinics will be contacted individually to confirm their appointments, and those clinics will operate from 7 am to 3 pm. The OPD pharmacy will be open when any of the clinics are open. The laboratory, radiology, and other diagnostics services will have coverage daily. The HGH’s Medical Records Department will remain open 24x7.

Al Wakra Hospital’s (AWH's) outpatient clinics and pharmacy (including the women’s pharmacy) will be closed on 16 to 19 July. Some outpatient clinics (morning and evening) will resume on 20 to 23 July from 7 am to 3 pm. The hospital’s main outpatient pharmacy will be open from 20 to 23 July from 7 am to 3 pm. Normal operations resume on 26 July.

AWH’s Emergency Department will remain open. The labor room, neonatal intensive care unit and pediatric intensive care unit will continue to operate fully while the Pediatric outpatient department (OPD) will tentatively open from 20 to 23 July. The Obstetrics/Gynecology OPD will be open on 22 and 23 July while its emergency section will run as usual. Operating theaters will be available for emergency elective surgeries after the Eid holidays.

The Women’s Hospital’s OPD clinics will operate from 9 am to 1 pm from 19 to 23 July. The hospital’s pharmacy will operate as usual 24 hours throughout the holidays.

The Cuban Hospital’s (TCH) OPD clinics and pharmacy will be closed from 16 to 19 July and will reopen on 20 July. Patients booked for selected outpatient clinics will be contacted individually to confirm their appointments. The OPD pharmacy will be open when any clinics are open.

TCH’s Emergency Department including the pharmacy will remain open 24x7 including for the dispensing of urgent prescription refills. After hours only emergency dental work and temporary fillings will be handled. Operating theaters will be available for emergency cases over the holidays.

Al Khor Hospital’s OPD clinics will be closed throughout the Eid break. The Accident and Emergency Department Pharmacy will be open 24 hours. All urgent cases, including medications refill, during this period should proceed directly to the Emergency units.

Heart Hospital’s OPD will be closed from 17 to 25 July. It will resume operations on 26 July from 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm. However, The OPD will operate two consultation clinics and one warfarin clinic on 22 and 23 July.

At Rumailah Hospital, the Dermatology Clinic will open only on 19 and 20 July from 9 am to 12 noon. The Communicable Diseases clinics will operate throughout the break every Sunday to Thursday from 7 am to 3 pm. The Dentistry Clinic will be open only on 21, 22 and 23 July from 8 am to 2 pm.

The Psychiatry Department’s OPD clinics will be closed throughout the Eid break. The clinics will resume on 20 to 23 July from 7 am to 3 pm. The Community Mental Health Services adult outreach will operate as usual from 7 am to 3 pm and old age outreach services will function as usual.

Most of the services in the National Center for Cancer Care and Research will run as usual during the Eid holidays. The Day Care Unit will be closed on 18 and 19 July while the OPD will be closed on 19 and 20 July. The Urgent Care Unit will operate 24x7.

The Referral and Booking Management System and the Hamad Patient Contact Center will continue to remind patients of appointments by phone and text message.

NBB announces Ramadhan hours

Ramadhan hours for the National Bank of Bahrain in 2015 are:

Saturdays to Wednesdays: 9am to 2pm

Hamad Town,Riffa Bukawarah, A’Ali, Isa Town, Sitra, Central Market, Al Muthanna Road, Palace Avenue, Exhibition Road, Muharraq Souq, Airport, Al Budayia Highway

Sundays to Thursdays: 9am to 2pm

Main Branch, Asry, Al Hidd, North Muharraq, Diplomatic Area, Salmaniya, Lulu Road, Souq Waqef, Al Istiqlal Highway, Riffa Souq, Awali

Sundays to Thursdays: 10am to 1pm, 8.30pm to 10.30pm

Al Seef Mall Branch

Qatar Airways introduces Ramadhan promotions

Source: Qatar Airways website.

Qatar Airways is running Ramadhan promotions across the Middle East. The deadlines range from 25 July for Jodan, all the way to 8 July for Qatar.

In Jordan, passengers' deadline for booking is 25 June to enjoy up to 30% on Economy class and Premium class fares.* Passengers who book* their tickets departing Qatar from now until 8 July 2015 for travel from till 8 July 2015 enjoy up to 25% off on Economy Class and Premium Class fares. Privilege Club members will enjoy redemption discounts of up to 50% on the next flight booked between 15 September and 15 November 2015.*

Most of the booking deadlines are 30 June. For Bahrain, passengers who book tickets from now until 30 June 2015 for travel from 18 June 2015 until 31st October 2015 enjoy special fares on Economy Class and Premium Class fares*. The booking deadline for passengers departing from Iraq is also 30 June but travel is limited till 5 July 2015. Discounts are up to 25% off* on Economy Class. Passengers from departing from Lebanon also have the 30 June deadline, and may enjoy up to 20% off* on Premium class fares for travel until 14 July 2015. If in Oman, book the tickets from now until 30 June 2015 for travel from till 15 December 2015 for special Economy Class and Premium Class fares*.

The Ramadhan offer to Kuwait involves more private travel - an all-First Class experience with just 40 lie-flat all-First Class seats for travel between Kuwait and Jeddah. Privilege Club members earn 100% Bonus Qmiles for travelling from now to 20 July 2015*. The offer is applicable from 22 June 2015. A similar experience is available over Ramadhan between Doha and Jeddah for passengers departing KSA*. Travel has to be booked for between now and 16 July 2015.

The airline has also has announced its Ramadhan timings:

Saturday to Thursday: 8am to 2pm and then 4pm to 10pm
Closed on Fridays

This contrasts with opening hours for the rest of the year, which are:

Saturday to Thursday: 7:30am to 9pm
Closed on Fridays

Interested?

View the terms & conditions for travel from Bahrain
View the terms & conditions for travel from Iraq
View the terms & conditions for travel from Jordan
View the terms & conditions for travel from KSA
View the terms & conditions for travel from Kuwait
View the terms & conditions for travel from Lebanon
View the terms & conditions for travel from Oman
View the terms & conditions for travel from Qatar
*Terms and conditions apply. There were no Ramadhan offers displayed on the UAE and Iran web pages for Qatar Airways nor on the pages for Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh or Pakistan. 

Oman announces Ramadhan working hours

The Omani government has announced that the official working hours during Ramadhan 1436 (from 18 June) for ministries and public sector organisations will be from 9am to 2pm. Muslims in the private sector will work six hours per day and 30 hours per week, according to a ministerial decision.

The Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) separately announced that the US Embassy in Oman will be open during Ramadhan for American Citizens Services by appointment only, between 11am and 12 noon on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and between 8am and 10am on Tuesdays. Appointments are available online and may be accessed here.

When visiting the embassy, the OSAC states that American citizens should bring two forms of government-issued identification with photographs, as one must be left with the security guards while inside the building. Non-immigrant visa services during Ramadhan are available from 8am to 10:30am on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.