April 21-24 announced as holiday for civil servants in observance of Eid Al Fitr

AMMAN — Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh on Thursday issued a circular announcing a public holiday for all ministries and public departments from Friday, April 21, to Monday, April 24, in observance of Eid Al Fitr. The circular excluded official ministries and public departments in which the nature of work stipulates otherwise, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Eid Al Fitr, the feast marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, is due to start on April 21 or 22, depending on the sighting of the crescent moon of the new lunar month.