Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and chairman of the Civil Service Council, H.E. Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal bin Saud al Busaidi, announced on Sunday the working hours in the Sultanate's public sector during the holy month of Ramadan. Working hours will be from 9 am till 2 pm, he stated.

Meanwhile, Minister of Manpower, H.E. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser al Bakri, announced that the private sector's working hours will be six hours per day (30 hours per week).

Ramadan begins on June 29.