The Kurdistan Region declares Monday an official holiday
ARK News… Upon the directives of the Prime Minister of the Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, the Kurdistan Regional Government announced on Wednesday, the suspension of official working hours in government departments and institutions, next Monday, December 18, 2023.
The government's Media and Information Department said in a statement that "the holiday will include all official institutions in the Kurdistan Region due to the provincial council elections in Iraq, while official working hours will resume in all government institutions on Tuesday, December 19."
In preparation for holding the governorate council elections, Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, during his presidency of the weekly council session, directed that official working hours be suspended on Monday and Tuesday, corresponding to (18 and 19) December 2023.
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