UAE authorities have denied rumours that have been circulating on social media that there will be a switch in the country’s official weekend, stressing that the information is false.
The fake news that has been circulating on social media in the country that “the UAE was considering switching the weekend from Friday and Saturday to Saturday and Sunday”, was attributed to state news agency-WAM. But the agency has denied reporting such news.
“The news that has been spreading on social media that government was planning to make some changes in the weekend is fake. WAM has never reported any such information,” Mohammed Jalal Al Raisi, Executive Director of Emirates New Agency (WAM) told Khaleej Times on Thursday.
“No such news has been issued by government through WAM and people should stop circulating such false information as it is misleading residents.”
In September 2006, the UAE had switched its official Thursday and Friday weekend to Friday and Saturday to help business relations by increasing shared office hours with Western countries and to provide a more familiar structure for international visitors.
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