Cairo – Mubasher: Mohamed Gibran, Egypt's Minister of Labor, stated that next Sunday, 15 September 2024, an official holiday to celebrate Prophet Muhammad's birthday (Mawlid El-Nabawi)

The holiday will be paid for all employees at ministries, government entities, as well as the public and private sectors, according to an official statement on the Cabinet’s Facebook Page.

Meanwhile, the banks operating in the Arab Republic as well as the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) will suspend their operations during the same day.

Trading and work at the EGX and the CBE will resume on Monday, 16 September.

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