Yes its official as I saw it in Times of Oman newspaper already. Currently, Oman is following the Thursday & Friday weekend (just like its neighboring Arab country Saudi Arabia), and due to the recent Royal Decree from His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, it will be changed into Friday & Saturday starting this 1st May 2013.
Good move by HM I believe in order to follow other GCC countries' weekend especially for those in the banking world. For us non-Muslim, that doesn't really change anything, but atleast planning a trip to other GCC countries and visiting friends would be great since both will enjoy the same weekends.
Other than that, HM has also stated that number of holidays for both the public and private sectors will be equal in order to remove the gap between both sectors which I believe is the best part especially for those people who are in the private sector and have been complaining for years already. Something good right? ;)
I would say that Oman is really blessed to have HM Sultan Qaboos as their leader as he is always looking after the welfare of his people, and I pray that God would continue to bless and guide him. And its not only Omanis who are blessed because of this, but also expats like us who are working in Oman for we are able to enjoy the same benefits such as these. Of course Omanis do enjoy a lot more, but a little bit of rain for us is more than enough.
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