PM Declares Wednesday an Official Holiday Coinciding with the Funeral Ceremonies for Sayyid Ali Khamenei

INA–Baghdad

Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi directed on Tuesday that official working hours be suspended on Wednesday, coinciding with the funeral procession for Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei.

The Prime Minister's Media Office stated in a press release received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi has directed that official working hours be suspended on Wednesday, coinciding with the funeral procession for the religious authority, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali al-Husseini al-Khamenei."