saudi arabia dumps islamic calender
like many of its energy customers, the kingdom on sunday shifted to the gregorian calendar. Fund conservation has been cited as the real reason for this.
The islamic lunar calendar is 15 days shorter than the 365 days solar year
The calculation is that the measure will save the the kingdom money by cutting salary days for many public servants reports Xinhua www.dw.com.
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