How to use the online alarm clock
Friday in the Emirates is a working day and a short one, which makes an alarm for it a slightly different proposition from an alarm for any other weekday. Federal offices finish at midday, many schools release pupils around noon, and the congregational prayer falls in the early afternoon.
The practical consequence is that a Friday alarm is often set for the middle of the day rather than the start of it — the reminder to leave a desk at twelve, to collect a child at noon, or to be somewhere before the roads around the larger mosques fill.
Sharjah keeps a shorter working week again, so a Friday alarm there is answering a different question entirely. This preset sets the alarm for your chosen time on the next Friday and counts the days along with the hours.
Common questions
Is Friday a working day in the UAE?
Yes, but a short one. Federal offices finish at midday and many schools release pupils around noon.