Iraq | The official working hours are suspended for tomorrow, Monday, and exams have been postponed

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Weather of Arabia</strong> - The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced today, Sunday, the suspension of official working hours for tomorrow, Monday (May 23) due to bad weather conditions.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> And the secretariat stated in a statement, “The Prime Minister directed the suspension of official working hours in official institutions, except for health, security and service departments, tomorrow, Monday, corresponding to the twenty-third of May, 2022, due to bad weather conditions, and the entry of a wave of dust storms. severely affected areas of Iraq.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Education postpones exams tomorrow</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Ministry of Education also decided, today, Sunday, to postpone the exams for the sixth primary grade and the unfinished classes for tomorrow until the next day.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The ministry said in a statement: &quot;Due to the forecasts issued by the weather conditions of a dust storm, and in the interest of the safety of our students and students.&quot;</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> She added, &quot;The Minister of Education, Ali Hamid Al-Dulaimi, directed the postponement of the exams for sixth graders and unfinished classes for tomorrow, Monday, May 23, 2022, to the next day and on the same announced schedule.&quot;</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Possibility of granting vacation to students due to the dust storm</strong></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Today, Sunday, the Ministry of Education clarified the possibility of granting a holiday to students due to the dust storm.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Undersecretary of the Ministry, Falah Al-Qaisi, said, in a statement to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that &quot;the education has authorized the general managers of the governorates to assess the position of the dust storm, and in the event of heavy dust, the governor can grant a holiday and the exam will be postponed to the next day.&quot;</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> He explained that &quot;the decision to authorize general managers in the governorates to assess the situation came as a result of the varying times of arrival of the dust storm in the governorates.&quot;</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Watch:</strong> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%... | A dust storm sweeps Iraq, disrupting life and causing dozens of suffocation cases</strong></a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Read also: <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84... of the regional dust wave expected to affect 7 Arab countries on Monday and Tuesday</a></strong></p>