{
  "id": 1684918,
  "title": "PM declares Thursday, August 27 official holiday marking Prophet Muhammad’s birthday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/pm-declares-thursday-august-27-official-holiday-marking-prophet",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T09:37:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Egypt Independent",
    "slug": "egypt-independent",
    "url": "https://www.egyptindependent.com/pm-declares-thursday-august-27-official-holiday-marking-prophet-muhammads-birthday/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly issued a decision on Monday, August 17, 2026, declaring Thursday, August 27, an official paid holiday on the occasion of Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday (Mawlid al-Nabawi al-Sharif), instead of Tuesday, August 25, which falls on the 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal, 1448 AH. The decision applies to employees of ministries, government agencies and … The post PM declares Thursday,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}