{
  "id": 1909095,
  "title": "UAE National Day 2026: How to turn 1, 2 or 3 leave days into a longer break",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/uae-national-day-2026-how-to-turn-1-2-or-3-leave-days-into-a-longer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T09:56:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/living-in-uae/ask-us/uae-national-day-2026-how-to-turn-1-2-or-3-leave-days-into-a-longer-break-1.500645564"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "UAE National Day 2026 will be a public holiday on December 2 and 3, potentially extendable to four days. Employees may turn one, two or three leave days into a longer break. Taking one day off on Friday, December 4 could create a five-day holiday, while two annual leave days from Monday, November 30 to Tuesday, December 1 could provide a six-day break. For the longest break, three annual leave days from Monday, November 30 to Friday, December 4 would yield a nine-day holiday. However, employees must check their company's leave policy and submit requests through official channels, as the final holiday dates are unconfirmed.",
  "summary": "Dubai: The UAE's final public holiday of 2026 will be National Day, also known as Eid Al Etihad , giving residents one last chance to stretch their annual leave before the end of the year. With some careful planning, employees may be able to turn a two-day public holiday into a much longer break, depending on how many annual leave days they have available. So, how much time off could you get by…",
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  "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."
}