HRH the Crown Prince issues circular on Ashura holiday

 His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, today issued a circular regarding the Ashura commemoration holiday.

According to the circular, the Kingdom’s ministries, agencies and official institutions will be closed on Saturday and Sunday, 29 and 30 August.

The circular also stipulated that as Saturday coincides with an official holiday, Monday, 31 August will be given in lieu.