UAE to host ceremonies for Fatima bint Mubarak Sports Award and Arab Reading Challenge

The Abu Dhabi Sports Council has announced that the closing ceremony for the tenth edition of the Fatima bint Mubarak Award for Women's Sport will take place on November 9 at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental. The award, which received 509 applications from 13 Arab countries—a 96% increase from the previous edition—features total prizes worth 2.2 million dirhams across nine categories. The ceremony will also present a special award for the Arab Sports Personality of the Year.

Separately, the tenth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge will hold its closing ceremony on October 29 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. This edition saw a record participation of over 40 million students from 60 countries, representing approximately 48% of all general education students in the Arab world. The initiative has awarded a total of 110 million dirhams since its launch in 2015 to support students, schools, and supervisors.