Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, announced Thursday, 28 September 2023, an official holiday to celebrate Prophet Muhammad's birthday (Mawlid El-Nabawi)

The holiday will be paid for all employees at ministries, government entities, local administration units, as well as the public and private sectors, according to the Cabinet’s statement.

The vacation comes instead of Wednesday, 24 September, as the Arab Republic made Thursday an alternative day off for official holidays that fall midweek in order to give employees a longer weekend.

Muslims celebrate Mawlid El-Nabawi, which is commemorated in Rabi' El-Awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar.