H.H. Sheikh Mohammed orders 3 million books for Arab countries

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the distribution of three million books to schools across the Arab world.

The initiative is in line with the objectives of the newly opened Mohammed bin Rashid Library in Dubai.

The book-shaped library, overlooking the Dubai Creek, was inaugurated by Sheikh Mohammed on Monday.

It will open to the public on Thursday, June 16.

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