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Advisory Note on Events During Mourning Period

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13/05/2022
Hotel and Tourism Establishments General
Managers, Event Organisers and Venues Owners,
Museums, Cultural and Leisure Venues
ﺍﻟﺳﺎﺩﺓ/ ﻣﺩﺭﺍء ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺷﺂﺕ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺩﻗﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻳﺔ، ﻣﻧﻅﻣﻭ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ، ﻣﻼﻙ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻋﺎﺕ،
ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺗﺭﻣﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺎﺣﻑ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﺭﻓﻳﻬﻳﺔ
Circular No. 10/2022 10/2022 ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺭﻗﻡ
Subject: Advisory note on events during Mourning
Period
ﺗﻌﻣﻳﻡ ﺣﻭﻝ ﺍﻷﻧﺷﻁﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﺧﻼﻝ ﻓﺗﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺣﺩﺍﺩ ﺍﻟﻣـﻭﺿﻭﻉ:
Greetings, ﺗﺣﻳﺔ ﻁﻳﺑﺔ ﻭﺑﻌﺩ،
Dear Valued Partners,
The Department of Culture and Tourism expresses its
deepest condolences to the people of the UAE, Arab,
Islamic nations, and the world on the passing of the
leader of the nation, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin
Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of the UAE.
ﺍﻟﺷﺭﻛﺎء ﺍﻷﻋﺯﺍء،
ﺗﺗﻘﺩﻡ ﺩﺍﺋﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﺔ - ﺃﺑﻭﻅﺑﻲ ﺑﺧﺎﻟﺹ ﺍﻟﻌﺯﺍء ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﺳﺎﺓ ﻟﺷﻌﺏ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ
ﻭﺍﻷﻣﺗﻳﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻹﺳﻼﻣﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻡ ﺃﺟﻣﻊ ﺑﻭﻓﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﻣﻐﻔﻭﺭ ﻟﻪ ﻗﺎﺋﺩ ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻥ ﻭﺭﺍﻋﻲ
ﻣﺳﻳﺭﺗﻪ ﺻﺎﺣﺏ ﺍﻟﺳﻣﻭ ﺍﻟﺷﻳﺦ ﺧﻠﻳﻔﺔ ﺑﻥ ﺯﺍﻳﺩ ﺁﻝ ﻧﻬﻳﺎﻥ ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﺩﻭﻟﺔ ﺍﻹﻣﺎﺭﺍﺕ
ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺗﺣﺩﺓ.
The Ministry of Presidential Affairs has announced that
there will be 40 days of official mourning with flags at
half mast, and a three-day closure of ministries and
official entities at the federal and local levels, and the
private sector. The official working hours will resume
next Tuesday, 17th May.
ﻳﻭﻣﺎ ً ﺣﺩﺍﺩﺍ ً ﺭﺳﻣﻳﺎ ً ﻣﻊ ﺗﻧﻛﻳﺱ 40 ﻭﺃﻋﻠﻧﺕ ﻭﺯﺍﺭﺓ ﺷﺅﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺭﺋﺎﺳﺔ ﺃﻧﻪ ﺳﻳﻛﻭﻥ ﻫﻧﺎﻙ
ﺍﻷﻋﻼﻡ، ﻭﺇﻏﻼﻗًﺎ ﻟﻣﺩﺓ ﺛﻼﺛﺔ ﺃﻳﺎﻡ ﻟﻠﻭﺯﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﻭﺍﻟﺟﻬﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺭﺳﻣﻳﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺗﻭﻳﻳﻥ
ﺍﻻﺗﺣﺎﺩﻱ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺣﻠﻲ، ﻭﺍﻟﻘﻁﺎﻉ ﺍﻟﺧﺎﺹ. ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺳﺗﺄﻧﻑ ﺍﻟﺩﻭﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺭﺳﻣﻲ ﺍﻟﺛﻼﺛﺎء
ﻣﺎﻳﻭ. 17 ﺍﻟﻣﻘﺑﻝ ﺑﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ
Please note that all musical and entertainment events
must be cancelled immediately, including fireworks and
celebrations till further notice. Weddings are permitted
to continue without music.
Hotels should demonstrate utmost flexibility to
accommodate requests for event rebooking at later
dates without penalties.
ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻡ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳﺗﻭﺟﺏ ﻓﻭﺭﺍ ً ﺇﻟﻐﺎء ﻭﺇﻳﻘﺎﻑ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺳﻳﻘﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﺭﻓﻳﻬﻳﺔ،
ﺑﻣﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺫﻟﻙ ﺍﻷﻟﻌﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻧﺎﺭﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻻﺣﺗﻔﺎﻻﺕ ﺣﺗﻰ ﺇﺷﻌﺎﺭ ﺁﺧﺭ. ﻛﻣﺎ ﻳﺳﻣﺢ ﺑﺎﺳﺗﻣﺭﺍﺭ
ﺣﻔﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﺯﻓﺎﻑ ﺑﺩﻭﻥ ﻣﻭﺳﻳﻘﻰ. ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻔﻧﺎﺩﻕ ﺃﻥ ﺗﺑﺩﻱ ﻣﺭﻭﻧﺔ ﻋﺎﻟﻳﺔ ﻟﺗﻠﺑﻳﺔ ﻁﻠﺑﺎﺕ
ﺇﻋﺎﺩﺓ ﺣﺟﺯ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻳﺎﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻭﺍﺭﻳﺦ ﻻﺣﻘﺔ.
Theme parks, tourism attractions, cultural sites, cultural
centres and libraries remain open unless otherwise
communicated.
ﺍﻟﺛﻘﺎﻓﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺭﺍﻛﺯ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺎﺣﻲ ﺍﻟﺟﺫﺏ ﻭﻣﻧﺎﻁﻖ ﺍﻟﺗﺭﻓﻳﻬﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻗﻊ ﻭﺗﺑﻘﻰ
.ﺫﻟﻙ ﺧﻼﻑ ﻋﻥ ﺍﻹﻋﻼﻥ ﻳﺗﻡ ﻟﻡ ﻣﺎ ﻣﻔﺗﻭﺣﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﻛﺗﺑﺎﺕ
Further updates will be shared to keep you informed of
developments.
ﻭﺳﻧﻭﺍﻓﻳﻛﻡ ﺑﻛﺎﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺗﺟﺩﺍﺕ ﻹﺑﻘﺎﺋﻛﻡ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺇﻁﻼﻉ ﺩﺍﺋﻡ.
ﺳﺎﺋﻠﻳﻥ ﷲ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺗﻐﻣﺩ ﺭﻭﺡ ﻓﻘﻳﺩﻧﺎ ﻭﻓﻘﻳﺩ ﺍﻟﻭﻁﻥ ﺑﻭﺍﺳﻊ ﺭﺣﻣﺗﻪ،
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