The world’s largest oil-producing country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is now changing its weekend to Friday-Saturday from its previous Thursday-Friday Weekend.
The official SPA News Agency reported on Sunday quoting a royal decree of the switch to better serve its economy and “international commitments.” The country became the last of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to abandon the Thursday-Friday weekend.
The GCC group in the Middle East includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The newest Friday-Saturday weekend is now closer to the world’s standard Saturday-Sunday weekend.
The decision of the takes effect in ministries and government departments from next week, while it will be implemented by schools and universities from the start of the next academic year.
