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Emirati student wins UAE round of Arab Reading Challenge

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July 02, 2025

Reem Adel Al Zarouni was on Tuesday declared the UAE champion of the Arab Reading Challenge in its ninth edition.

- Waad Barakat waad@khaleejtimes.com

The Emirati student, was among the 800,000 students who participated in the UAE challenge to qualify for the final round.

Reem now stands a chance to win the Arab Reading Challenge title and receive the Dh500,000 prize.

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