Saudi Arabia Changes Days Of Weekend To Friday And Saturday
People may consider the weekend to land on different days due to their work schedule, but one country is looking to wholeheartedly redefine ...
http://www.africaeagle.com/2013/06/saudi-arabia-changes-days-of-weekend-to.html
People may consider the weekend to land on different days due to their work schedule, but one country is looking to wholeheartedly redefine when the weekend is.
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah announced on Sunday that Sunday is the new Monday, and weekends will now consist of Friday and Saturday.
This announcement of this new weekend may seem a bit rushed, as it will begin this Friday, June 28, shifting from the country’s traditional weekend of Thursday and Friday.
The shift in the weekend is not without a purpose, as it is being done to align the country’s weekend with that of the other five members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Such a move will provide many economic opportunities for the country, including opening up its $400 billion stock market to foreign investors.
According to a statement by the national news agency SPA, the decision is “for the sake of putting an end to the negative effects and the lost economic opportunities consistently associated with variation based on workdays between local departments, ministries and institutions and the regional and international counterparts.”
Friday is a part of the weekend for many Muslim nations, and therefore is not part of the workweek in most Muslim countries.
The only two countries remaining with a Thursday-Friday weekend are Afghanistan and Yemen.
This announcement of this new weekend may seem a bit rushed, as it will begin this Friday, June 28, shifting from the country’s traditional weekend of Thursday and Friday.
The shift in the weekend is not without a purpose, as it is being done to align the country’s weekend with that of the other five members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Such a move will provide many economic opportunities for the country, including opening up its $400 billion stock market to foreign investors.
According to a statement by the national news agency SPA, the decision is “for the sake of putting an end to the negative effects and the lost economic opportunities consistently associated with variation based on workdays between local departments, ministries and institutions and the regional and international counterparts.”
Friday is a part of the weekend for many Muslim nations, and therefore is not part of the workweek in most Muslim countries.
The only two countries remaining with a Thursday-Friday weekend are Afghanistan and Yemen.
Does it changes God's creation or His mind? our ways are not God's way neither our thought are his thought, He is the God of all flesh for all power belong to him alone, for he knows the beginning and the end
ReplyDeleteGod does not work with humans' time, He has his own time and His time is the best, if you like as a human being turn afternoon to night, it does not change God from who He is.
ReplyDeleteYou pple sha,once you hear anything bout an islamic counrty,you're quick to conclude that its for religious reasons...cud u guys jst tk a moment n carefully read the reason behind this change,'economic reasons'... ishhhhh.
ReplyDeleteThe reason is clearly stated and there is no need for religious sentiments.
ReplyDeleteSome ppl are just so shallow minded, they can neither think straight 4 1ce nor be objective in their comments. Ppl lyk these are not supposed 2 comment on matters publicly but shud rather stay in d confines of their homes to pass rubbish comments. I wonder what God's ways av got 2 do wit this.What's God biz with either wkday or wkend. Useless ppl
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