Arab Reading Challenge semis under way

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semi-finals of the third Arab Reading Challenge, the largest knowledge project in the Arab world organised by the Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives foundation, commenced in Dubai yesterday. The twoday round, running on October 27 and 28, has drawn the national winners of the competition, picked from among 10.5 million contestants spanning 44 countries across the Arab region and worldwide. The winner will be crowned on October 30 at Dubai Opera. (Staff Report)