To observe national holidays of the Philippines and the UAE, the Philippine Embassy in Dubai, UAE will be closed on the dates specified below:

Nov. 6 to 8: Eid’l Adha (Philippines/UAE)

November 27: Al-Hijra (UAE

November 30: Bonifacio Day (Philippines)

The consulate said, “Regular office resumes the next working day.”

Aside from Libya and Bahrain, another country in the Middle East that is undergoing political crisis is Yemen. Opposition groups in Yemen are said to be planning a protest this Friday (March 25, 2011 ) to pressure President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign.

To assure the safety of all Filipinos in Yemen, the Philippine Embassy in Sanaa there advised them to stay at home or limit their outside activities this Friday and Saturday.

Ezzedin Tago, Charge d’Affaires (CDA) to Riyadh said in a statement that was posted in the DFA website, “The Embassy team sent an advisory by email and SMS to the Filipino community in Yemen through their area coordinators on Wednesday, advising them to stay at home over the weekend and restrict their movement.”

The Embassy hotline numbers for Yemen at: +966-536-881-787 and (01) 482-3559.

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Filipinos in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) would have an easier time getting in touch with the Philippine Embassy with the 24-hour hotline numbers that they can contact after office hours.

The numbers was posted in the website of the Philippine Embassy and the advisory that was released said that the hotline numbers are availale to Filipinos after regular working hours (from 4pm to 8 am) and on weekends.

Click here to view the 24-hour hotline numbers for Filipinos in Saudi Arabia.