No, today is not a public holiday in Egypt

How to tell if today is a public holiday in Egypt

Egypt's official public holidays are set by Labour Law 12 of 2003 article 52 together with annual Prime Ministerial decree gazetted in al-Waqa'i al-Misriyya. The list runs to about fifteen days: Coptic Christmas on 7 January, 25 January Revolution Day, Sinai Liberation Day on 25 April, Coptic Easter Sunday and Sham El-Nessim on the following Monday, Labour Day on 1 May, 30 June Revolution Day, 23 July Revolution Day commemorating the 1952 Free Officers movement, Armed Forces Day on 6 October, plus Islamic holidays by lunar calendar: Islamic New Year, the Prophet's birthday, Eid al-Fitr (three days) and Eid al-Adha (four days). The mix balances civic, Coptic Christian and Islamic observance across Egypt's calendar.

That structure is why a simple "is it a holiday today" answer for Egypt is more nuanced than a single yes or no. A date can be a public holiday at the national level, a regional one observed only in certain states or provinces, or a banking holiday that closes financial settlement without closing every employer. The status shown above reflects the nationally recognised public holiday list for Egypt; if you are in a specific region, check the full calendar for the local additions that do not appear on the national list.

Working days and the holiday calendar in Egypt

Labour Law 12 of 2003 article 80 sets the standard private-sector week at 48 hours over six days, with Friday as the statutory weekly rest day under article 81. The official weekend in government, banking and most office sectors is Friday and Saturday following the 2007 reform. During Ramadan, article 81 reduces the working day by two hours for fasting employees. The Civil and Commercial Procedure Code rolls deadlines falling on a Friday, Saturday or public holiday to the next working day. Settlement of Egyptian pound transactions runs on the Central Bank of Egypt's RTGS and the Egyptian Banks Company's domestic clearing, which observe the gazetted holiday list.

Right now there are about 43 full working days between today and Christmas Day (Orthodox), counting Monday to Friday and skipping any other public holidays in between. If you are scheduling a deliverable, a delivery, or a meeting that depends on people being at their desks in Egypt, that is the realistic window you have before the next closure.

For cross-border planning, overlay the Egypt calendar with the calendars of the other countries your team works with. A week that looks completely open from your side can be a national holiday on theirs, and the clash only shows up when you compare the two side by side. The full holiday page links into a country-by-country comparison so you can spot the weeks where almost nobody is at their desk before you commit to a date.

Holiday dates are compiled from Nager.Date and the national sources listed above. Regional and substitute-day rules vary; for legal deadlines, confirm the observed date with the relevant official calendar for Egypt.