Education Ministry Affirms No Request to Cancel Saturday School Holiday

The Ministry of Education denied on Tuesday that it requested the cancellation of the Saturday holiday for schools, affirming its full commitment to the Cabinet's decisions regarding working hours. The ministry's spokesperson, Karim Al-Sayed, clarified that the ministry neither recommended nor requested the government to cancel the Saturday holiday, noting that the authority to decide on suspension of work lies exclusively with the Cabinet. He emphasized the ministry's adherence to the Cabinet's decisions and confirmed that there has been no official demand from the ministry to cancel the Saturday school holiday.