His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today (Thursday) honoured the champions of the 2025 Arab Reading Challenge at the conclusion of the qualifying rounds of the ninth edition of the world's largest Arabic-language reading event. His Highness honoured the Tunisian Kouka twins, Bissan and Bilsan, with the 2025 Arab Reading Challenge Award.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum also honoured Sahar Mesbah from Egypt, the winner of the 'Outstanding Supervisor' award.
At the grand closing ceremony held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, the Arab Reading Challenge 2025 champion was crowned, along with the first-place winner in the People of Determination category, the "Outstanding School", the "Outstanding Supervisor," and the "Communities" category champion.
Lieutenant General Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, honoured the winner of the 'Outstanding School' award.
Sheikha Latifa Bint Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), also honoured the winners of the Arab Reading Challenge for non-native speakers and people of determination.
The ninth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge, organised by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives Foundation, saw a record number of participants: more than 32 million students from 50 countries and 132,112 schools, overseen by 161,004 supervisors.