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Middle East Public Holidays 2026

The table below contains the list of official Middle East public holidays for the calendar year 2026. The qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, and beyond, is available, immediately, with a professional license.

Date	Weekday	Countries
Jan 1	Thursday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen*
Jan 3	Saturday	Iran
Jan 6	Tuesday	Iraq, Lebanon
Jan 7	Wednesday	Egypt, West Bank and Gaza*
Jan 11	Sunday	Oman
Jan 16	Friday	Kuwait, Oman, West Bank and Gaza
Jan 17	Saturday	Iran, Iraq*
Jan 18	Sunday	Kuwait*, Oman
Jan 25	Sunday	Egypt
Feb 3	Tuesday	Iran
Feb 9	Monday	Lebanon
Feb 10	Tuesday	Qatar
Feb 11	Wednesday	Iran
Feb 22	Sunday	Saudi Arabia
Feb 25	Wednesday	Kuwait
Feb 26	Thursday	Kuwait
Mar 1	Sunday	Qatar*
Mar 3	Tuesday	Israel*
Mar 4	Wednesday	Israel*
Mar 5	Thursday	Iraq*
Mar 11	Wednesday	Iran
Mar 16	Monday	Iraq*
Mar 17	Tuesday	Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Mar 18	Wednesday	Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Yemen
Mar 19	Thursday	Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye*, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Mar 20	Friday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Mar 21	Saturday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iran, Iraq, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon*, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syria, Türkiye, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Mar 22	Sunday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Yemen
Mar 23	Monday	Iran, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Mar 24	Tuesday	Iran
Mar 25	Wednesday	Lebanon
Apr 1	Wednesday	Iran
Apr 2	Thursday	Iran, Israel
Apr 3	Friday	Lebanon
Apr 5	Sunday	Lebanon, Syria
Apr 6	Monday	Lebanon*
Apr 8	Wednesday	Israel
Apr 9	Thursday	Iraq*
Apr 10	Friday	Lebanon
Apr 12	Sunday	Egypt*, Lebanon, Syria
Apr 13	Monday	Egypt, Lebanon*
Apr 14	Tuesday	Iran
Apr 17	Friday	Syria
Apr 22	Wednesday	Israel
Apr 23	Thursday	Türkiye
Apr 25	Saturday	Egypt
Apr 30	Thursday	Jordan*
May 1	Friday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Türkiye, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
May 3	Sunday	Bahrain*, Lebanon
May 10	Sunday	Lebanon
May 19	Tuesday	Türkiye
May 22	Friday	Israel, Yemen
May 24	Sunday	Saudi Arabia*
May 25	Monday	Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia
May 26	Tuesday	Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye*, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Yemen
May 27	Wednesday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
May 28	Thursday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon*, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
May 29	Friday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar*, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
May 30	Saturday	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia*, Syria, Türkiye, Yemen
May 31	Sunday	Yemen*
June 1	Monday	Yemen*
June 2	Tuesday	Yemen*
June 3	Wednesday	Yemen*
June 4	Thursday	Iran, Iran, Iraq, Yemen*
June 5	Friday	Iran
June 16	Tuesday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
June 24	Wednesday	Iran
June 25	Thursday	Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon
June 26	Friday	Bahrain
June 28	Sunday	Bahrain*
July 1	Wednesday	Egypt*
July 2	Thursday	Egypt
July 15	Wednesday	Türkiye
July 23	Thursday	Egypt, Israel*
Aug 4	Tuesday	Iran
Aug 5	Wednesday	Iraq
Aug 12	Wednesday	Iran
Aug 13	Thursday	Iran
Aug 15	Saturday	Lebanon
Aug 21	Friday	Iran
Aug 25	Tuesday	Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Aug 27	Thursday	Egypt, Kuwait
Aug 30	Sunday	Iran, Türkiye
Sep 12	Saturday	Israel
Sep 13	Sunday	Israel
Sep 21	Monday	Israel, Yemen
Sep 23	Wednesday	Saudi Arabia
Sep 24	Thursday	Saudi Arabia*
Sep 26	Saturday	Israel, Yemen
Oct 3	Saturday	Iraq, Israel
Oct 8	Thursday	Egypt
Oct 14	Wednesday	Yemen
Oct 28	Wednesday	Türkiye*
Oct 29	Thursday	Türkiye
Nov		Iran
Nov		West Bank and Gaza
Nov		Oman
Nov		Oman
Nov		Lebanon
Nov		Yemen
Dec		UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Dec		UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Dec		Syria
Dec		Iraq
Dec		Bahrain
Dec		Bahrain, Qatar*
Dec		Qatar
Dec		Iran
Dec		Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and Gaza

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