Tuesday, the Government declared June 1 an official holiday in Jordan, adding that the workday on May 31 will end at 1 pm. 

This comes on the occasion of the royal wedding of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II and Miss Rajwa Al-Saif.

Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh issued the decision which includes ministries, official departments, public institutions and bodies, official universities, municipalities and joint services councils, Greater Amman Municipality and other companies wholly owned by the government.

The decision excluded ministries and official departments whose nature of work requires otherwise.