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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 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and beyond, is available, immediately, with a professional license.

Date	Weekday	Countries
Jan	Thursday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen*
Jan	Saturday	Iran
Jan	Tuesday	Iraq, Lebanon
Jan	Wednesday	Egypt, West Bank and Gaza*
Jan	Sunday	Oman
Jan	Friday	Iraq*, Kuwait, Oman, West Bank and Gaza
Jan	Saturday	Iran
Jan	Sunday	Kuwait*, Oman
Jan	Sunday	Egypt
Feb	Tuesday	Iran
Feb	Monday	Lebanon
Feb	Tuesday	Qatar
Feb	Wednesday	Iran
Feb	Sunday	Saudi Arabia
Feb	Wednesday	Kuwait
Feb	Thursday	Kuwait
Mar	Sunday	Qatar*
Mar	Tuesday	Israel*
Mar	Wednesday	Israel*
Mar	Thursday	Iraq*
Mar	Sunday	Syria
Mar	Wednesday	Iran
Mar	Tuesday	Qatar*
Mar	Wednesday	Oman, Qatar*, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Yemen
Mar	Thursday	Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye*, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Mar	Friday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Mar	Saturday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iran, Iraq, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon*, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Mar	Sunday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Yemen
Mar	Monday	Iran, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Mar	Tuesday	Iran
Mar	Wednesday	Lebanon
Apr	Wednesday	Iran
Apr	Thursday	Iran, Israel
Apr	Friday	Lebanon
Apr	Sunday	Lebanon, Syria
Apr	Monday	Lebanon*
Apr	Wednesday	Israel
Apr	Thursday	Iraq*
Apr	Friday	Lebanon
Apr	Sunday	Egypt*, Lebanon, Syria
Apr	Monday	Egypt, Lebanon*
Apr	Tuesday	Iran
Apr	Friday	Syria
Apr	Wednesday	Israel
Apr	Thursday	Türkiye
Apr	Saturday	Egypt
Apr	Thursday	Jordan*
May	Friday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Türkiye, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
May	Sunday	Bahrain*, Lebanon
May	Wednesday	Syria
May	Sunday	Lebanon
May	Tuesday	Türkiye
May	Friday	Israel, Yemen
May	Monday	Jordan, Lebanon*
May	Tuesday	Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye*, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Yemen
May	Wednesday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
May	Thursday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon*, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
May	Friday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
May	Saturday	Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Türkiye, Yemen
June	Thursday	Iran, Iran, Iraq
June	Friday	Iran
June	Tuesday	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
June	Wednesday	Iran
June	Thursday	Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon
June	Friday	Bahrain
June	Sunday	Bahrain*
July	Wednesday	Egypt*
July	Thursday	Egypt
July	Tuesday	Iraq
July	Wednesday	Türkiye
July	Thursday	Egypt, Israel*
Aug	Tuesday	Iran
Aug	Wednesday	Iraq
Aug	Wednesday	Iran
Aug	Thursday	Iran
Aug	Saturday	Lebanon
Aug	Friday	Iran
Aug	Tuesday	Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Syria, UAE (United Arab Emirates), West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Aug	Thursday	Egypt, Kuwait
Aug	Sunday	Iran, Türkiye
Sep	Saturday	Israel
Sep	Sunday	Israel
Sep	Monday	Israel
Sep	Wednesday	Saudi Arabia
Sep	Thursday	Saudi Arabia*
Sep	Saturday	Israel, Yemen
Oct	Saturday	Iraq, Israel
Oct	Tuesday	Syria
Oct	Thursday	Egypt
Oct	Wednesday	Yemen
Oct	Wednesday	Türkiye*
Oct	Thursday	Türkiye
Nov	Friday	Iran
Nov	Sunday	West Bank and Gaza
Nov	Wednesday	Oman
Nov	Thursday	Oman
Nov	Sunday	Lebanon
Nov	Monday	Yemen
Dec	Wednesday	UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Dec	Thursday	UAE (United Arab Emirates)
Dec	Thursday	Iraq
Dec	Wednesday	Bahrain
Dec	Thursday	Bahrain, Qatar*
Dec	Friday	Qatar
Dec	Wednesday	Iran
Dec	Friday	Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank and Gaza

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