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All federal institutions in the UAE will remain closed from December 1 until December 5 Image Credit: Supplied

The UAE Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has confirmed that all ministries and federal institutions in the UAE will remain closed from December 1 until December 5 on the occasion of Martyr's Day and National Day.

Last week Guides published a story about 3 long weekends left this year and today the UAE Government has confirmed December 1 to December 5 will be a holiday.

November 30 is Martyrs' day according to the UAE Official Public Holidays 2015 List, however, the ministry has confirmed that it has been clubbed with National Day giving us a total of 5 days holiday from Tuesday, December 1 to Saturday, December 5.

The UAE will go back to work on Sunday, December 6.