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REUTERS DIARY OF MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN HOLIDAYS

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and Prophet Mohammed's Birthday may differ slightly depending on
the sighting of the moon)

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2009 MARKET HOLIDAYS

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THURSDAY, NOV 12

Comoros - Unification Day

SUNDAY, NOV 15

Ivory Coast - Peace day

WEDNESDAY, NOV 18

Morocco - Fete de l'Independance (Independence Day)

Oman - National Day

THURSDAY, NOV 26

United Arab Emirates - Thanksgiving Day (DGCX)

FRIDAY, NOV 27

Ethiopia - Id Al Adeha (Arefa)

Lebanon - Eid El Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

United Arab Emirates - Eid al-Adha (DGCX (half day)/Nasdaq
Dubai)

SATURDAY, NOV 28

Cameroon - Eid-ul Adha- Feast of the Sacrifice (maybe
changed to the nearest)

Central African Republic - Eid-ul- Adha- Feast of the
Sacrifice(may be changed to the nearest day

Chad - Eid-ul- Adha- Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed
to the nearest day.

Comoros - Eid-ul- Adha- Feast of the Sacrifice (may be
changed to the nearest day

Gabon - Eid-ul- Adha- Feast of the Sacrifice(may be changed
to the nearest day)

Gambia - Eid-ul- Adha- Feast of the Sacrifice(may be changed
to the nearest day

Ghana - Eid al Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice) (Subject to
change)

Iraq - Eid El Aadha(Subject to lunar sightings)

Ivory Coast - Eid al-Adha

Jordan - Eid El Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

Lebanon - Eid El Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

Libya - Eid Al-Adha(Feast of Sacrifice) (subject to sighting
of the moon)

Mali - Eid-ul- Adha- Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed
to the nearest day)

Mauritania - Independence Day

Morocco - Aid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice)

Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

Syria - Eid El Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

SUNDAY, NOV 29

Bahrain - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

Comoros - Eid-ul- Adha- Feast of the Sacrifice(may be
changed to the nearest day

Egypt - Eid El Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

Oman - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

Qatar - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

United Arab Emirates - Eid al-Adha (DFM/ADX/Nasdaq Dubai) -
Subject to lunar sightings

MONDAY, NOV 30

Bahrain - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

Oman - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

Qatar - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

United Arab Emirates - Eid al-Adha (DFM/ADX/Nasdaq Dubai)-
Subject to lunar sightings

MONDAY, DEC 1

Central African Republic - National Day

Chad - Freedom and Democraty Festival

Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

WEDNESDAY, DEC 2

Saudi Arabia - Eid Al Adha (Subject to lunar sightings)

United Arab Emirates - National Day (DFM/ADX/Nasdaq
Dubai/DGCX)

THURSDAY, DEC 3

United Arab Emirates - National Day (Nasdaq Dubai)

FRIDAY, DEC 4

Ghana - National Farmers' Day

THURSDAY, DEC 10

Namibia - International Human Rights Day

SATURDAY, DEC 12

Kenya - Independence Day

SUNDAY, DEC 13

Malawi - National Tree Planting Day

WEDNESDAY, DEC 16

Bahrain - National Day

South Africa - Day of Reconciliation

THURSDAY, DEC 17

Bahrain - National Day

United Arab Emirates - Islamic New Year (DFM/ADX/Nasdaq
Dubai) - Subject to lunar sightings

FRIDAY, DEC 18

Comoros - El am Hejir New Year(may be changed to the nearest
day)

Iraq - Islamic New Year(Subject to lunar sightings)

Lebanon - Islamic New Year (Subject to lunar sightings)

Libya - Islamic New Year(subject to sighting of the moon)

Mauritania - El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the
nearest day)

Qatar - National Day

Syria - Islamic New Year (Subject to lunar sightings)

SUNDAY, DEC 20

Bahrain - Islamic New Year

Egypt - Islamic New Year (Subject to lunar sightings)

Jordan - Islamic New Year

Oman - Islamic New Year (Subject to lunar sightings)

TUESDAY, DEC 22

Eritrea - Market Holiday

WEDNESDAY, DEC 23

Eritrea - Market Holiday

THURSDAY, DEC 24

Eritrea - Market Holiday

FRIDAY, DEC 25

Burundi - Christmas Day

Cameroon - Christmas Day

Central African Republic - Christmas Day

Chad - Christmas Day

Congo Republic - Christmas Day

Eritrea - Christmas

Gabon - Christmas Day

Gambia - Christmas Day

Ghana - Christmas

Ivory Coast - Christmas day

Iraq - Christmas Day

Jordan - Christmas Day

Kenya - Christmas Day

Lebanon - Christmas Day

Madagascar - Christmas Day

Malawi - Christmas Day

Mali - Christmas Day

Namibia - Christmas Day

Nigeria - Christmas Day

South Africa - Christmas

Syria - Christmas Day

SATURDAY, DEC 26

Eritrea - Market Holiday

Kenya - Boxing Day

Malawi - Boxing Day

Namibia - Boxing Day

Nigeria - Boxing Day

South Africa - Day of Goodwill

TUESDAY, DEC 29

Bahrain - New Hijri year

Eritrea - Market Holiday

WEDNESDAY, DEC 30

Eritrea - Market Holiday

THURSDAY, DEC 31

Eritrea - Market Holiday

Ghana - Revolution Day

Jordan - New Year's Eve

Oman - Bank Holiday

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