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Middle East dish Harees inscribed on UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage
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Abu Dhabi sees 40 percent drop in labor dispute cases
ABU DHABI, UAE - Labor disputes in Abu Dhabi plunged by 40 percent in 2022 compared to the same period...
- The companies and individuals' increased awareness of laws in force in the country played a key role in the results, official said.
- The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department ran multiple campaigns to enhance the knowledge of workers' rights under UAE's labor laws.
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UAE highlights ways to enhance education system at UK meet
DUBAI, UAE - A UAE group highlighted its technological programs and initiatives aimed at boosting the educational system and reviewed...
- The UAE emphasized the significance of the event to explore the future of EdTech and ways to benefit from its applications.
- It has launched initiatives that attract international academic expertise to improve the integrated educational model.
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Iran puts two women behind bars for refusal to wear hijab
Iranian authorities ordered the arrest of two women, the judiciary said after a viral video appeared to show them being...
- The new incident comes after the death in custody of Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini in September sparked months of protests
- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi reiterated calls affirming that Iranian women should wear the hijab as a "religious necessity".