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The holy month of Ramadan will begin in UAE on Thursday, May 17. Ramadan is a holy month for the world's nearly 1.5 billion Muslims, many of whom practise the ritual of dawn-to-dusk fasting and prayers.
In UAE, the government has reduced working hours for the public and private sector for Ramadan. According to the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, working hours for the public sector employees will be from 9am until 2pm across the UAE, whereas working hours for the private sector have been shortened by two hours.
Parking during Iftar across paid zones in UAE will be free. The paid parking zones in Dubai will be operational from 8am to 6pm and from 8pm to 12am during Ramadan, it was announced on Tuesday. At Tecom, the tariff will apply from 8am to 6pm, while in the multi-level parking lots, the fees will be applicable 24/7 (read detailed report).
Announcing the timings of various services during the holy month, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said that from Saturday to Wednesday, the Metro service will be operational on both the lines from 5am to 12am. On Thursdays, the service will be from 5am to 1am (the next day); and Fridays from 10am to 1am.
Students in UAE will have shorter school days during Ramadan. The school day will start between 8am to 8.30am and finish between 1pm to 1.30pm, with shorter breaks as required. Schools should ensure that the school timings should not exceed five hours.
Know about these changes in timings to make Ramadan an easier experience:
| Departments/Institutions | Timings for Ramadan |
|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | |
| Federal Authority For Government Human Resources | 9am - 2pm |
| UAE public schools | - Kindergarten: 8:30am - 12pm |
| (Ministry of Education) | - Cycle 1 (boys): 8am - 12:35pm |
| - Cycle 1 (girls): 9am - 1:35pm | |
| - Cycle 2 and secondary (boys): 8am - 1:20pm | |
| - Cycle 2 and secondary (girls): 9am - 2:20pm | |
| - Teaching/Administrative staff: 8am - 1pm | |
| Paid parking in Abu Dhabi | Morning 9am - 2pm |
| Evening 9pm - 2:30am | |
| Dubai | |
| General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs | 8am - 5pm (Sunday to Thursday) |
| Office at Dubai Terminal 3 will remain open 24/7 | |
| Dubai Municipality | |
| Schools in Dubai | 8am -1pm / 8:30am-1:30pm |
| (Knowledge and Human Development Authority) | (5 hours) |
| Paid Parking Zones in Dubai | Morning : 8am - 6pm |
| Evening: 8pm - 12am | |
| Tecom: 8am to 6pm | |
| Multi-level parking lots: Fees will be applicable 24/7 | |
| Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority | Metro services |
| Saturday to Wednesday: 5am - 12am | |
| Thursdays: 5am to 1am (the next day) | |
| Fridays: 10am to 1am (the next day) | |
| Tram services | |
| Saturday to Thursday: 6:30am to 1:00am(next day) | |
| Friday: 9am to 1am(next day) | |
| Metro link bus stations | |
| Rashidiya, Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta, Burj Khalifa, Abu Hail, and Etisalat - 5am to 12.20am | |
| Bus timings | |
| Main stations: 4.25am to 12.02am | |
| Al Ghubaiba station4:16am to 12.31am. | |
| Sub-stations: 5am to 11.59pm, Route C01 operates 24/7 | |
| Al Qusais station: 4.20am to 11.31pm, | |
| Al Quoz industrial station: 6am to 11.35pm | |
| The Jebel Ali station: 5.40am till 11.30pm | |
| Service Provider Centres | - Tasjeel Enoc (Al Qusais, Al Awir, Al Barsha, Al Tawar, and Warsan): 9am to 3pm and 8pm to 2am (Saturday to Thursday) |
| - Hatta and Discovery Gardens: 9am to 3pm | |
| - Jebel Ali 8am to 5pm | |
| - Emarat Shamil (Al Adid, Al Muhaisina, Nad Al Hamar, Al Qusais): 9am to 3pm and from 9pm to 12am | |
| - Wasel (Belhasa, Al Arabi Centre, and Nad Al Hamar): 9am to 3pm and 9pm to 2am | |
| Quick registration: 9am to 5pm and 9pm to 3am | |
| - Al Mumayaz (Aswaaq Al Mizhar, Al Barsha Mall): 9am to 3pm and 8pm to 1am | |
| - Tamam Al Ghandi: 9am to 3pm and 9pm to 2am | |
| Customers' Happiness Centres | Umm Al Ramool centre: 9am - 2pm (Sunday to Thursday) |
| Al Tawar: 9am - 5pm (Sunday to Thursday) | |
| Al Awir: 9am - 5pm (Sunday to Thursday) | |
| Al Manara: 9am - 5pm (Sunday to Thursday) | |
| Deira: 9am - 5pm (Sunday to Thursday) | |
| Al Barsh: 9am - 5pm (Sunday to Thursday) | |
| Al Kafaf: 9am - 5pm (Sunday to Thursday) | |
| Dubai parks | Mamzar Park: 8am- 10pm |
| Mushrif Park/Safa Park: 11am - 10pm | |
| Creek Park - 9am - 10pm (Sunday to Wednesday) | |
| Zabeel Park - 11am - 10pm | |
| Residential parks - 8am - 2am (after midnight) | |
| Sharjah | |
| Sharjah parks | Sharjah National Park & Community park: 8pm - 1am |
| Al Mahatta Park: 4pm - 1am | |
| Al Safiya Park: 4pm - 1am | |
| Abu Shaghara Park: 4pm - 1am | |
| Al Nahda Park: 4pm - 1am | |
| Green Belt Park (ladies): 4pm - 1am | |
| Sharjah Municipality | 9 am - 2 pm |
| Central Slaughterhouse- Sharjah | 6am - 4pm |
| Public parking services - Sharjah | 8am - 12am |
| Public health services - Sharjah | Morning: 9am - 2pm |
| Evening: 8:30pm - 11pm | |
| Rent Regulation Department - Sharjah | 9am - 5pm |
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