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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 18:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>14-Year-Old Author Launches “Money Matrix: Learn to Master Money” A Practical Guide to Financial Literacy for Young Minds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 12:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Honouring the Winners of the First Edition of the Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor initiative for safeguarding the Arabic Language</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 13:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 09:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 19:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 16:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Emirates Publishers Association Support Arab-Korean Literary Movement at Seoul International Book Fair   </title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 19:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>EWINGS announces sponsorship of Bilal Hafeez&#8217;s inspiring autobiography, &#8220;An Extraordinary Life: Living with Cerebral Palsy&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Al Majalla wins two awards at the Society of Illustrators’ ceremony in New York</title>
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		<title>Shortlist announced for the 2024 International Prize for Arabic Fiction</title>
		<link>https://www.merimedia.net/en/2024/02/14/shortlist-announced-for-the-2024-international-prize-for-arabic-fiction/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mariam alnekady]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Jani Viswanath&#8217;s &#8220;Echoes of Light&#8221; &#8211; A Symphony of Hope, Humanity and Universal Bonding</title>
		<link>https://www.merimedia.net/en/2024/01/29/jani-viswanaths-echoes-of-light-a-symphony-of-hope-humanity-and-universal-bonding/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[mariam alnekady]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 06:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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