Prime Minister Saad Hariri issued Friday a memo concerning the closure of public administrations for the occasion of the Prophet's birthday (Eid Mawlid al-Nabawi) on Thursday November 30, 2017.
The memo stipulated that according the decree number 15215 issued on 27/9/2005 and its amendments, which specifies official holidays, the public administration, institutions and municipalities shall close on the 12th of Rabi al-Awwal 1439 H [Saturday 3rd of January 2015] to mark the Prophet's birthday.