Saturday, media spokesperson for the Ministry of Labor, Muhammad Al-Zayoud, said that the holiday on May 26 for Independence Day includes the private sector.

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This came after Prime Minister Bishr Al-Khasawneh issued an official statement to suspend all ministries, official departments, institutions, public bodies, official universities, municipalities, councils of joint services, the Greater Amman Municipality, and government-owned companies from their business Thursday, May 26, in celebration of Independence Day 76.

The statement also stipulated that the working hours of Wednesday, May 25th, would end at two o'clock in the afternoon, in order to allow citizens to attend the Kingdom's celebrations on this occasion in the various governorates of the Kingdom, which will begin at five in the evening.

This excludes ministries, official departments and institutions whose nature of work requires otherwise.