LONDON: The UAE is set to introduce its first Arabic language law, requiring customer-facing businesses to employ Arabic-speaking staff as part of a broader push to strengthen national identity.
The initiative forms part of a comprehensive policy to enhance the role and status of Arabic across the country, with legislation expected to be introduced next year.
Shatha Al Mulla, assistant undersecretary for the National Identity and Arts Sector at the Ministry of Culture, described the law as a crucial step toward promoting wider use of the nation’s official language, particularly among future generations.
“(We) really hope that the law will contribute to strengthening national identity and cultural belonging,” she told The National.
Al Mulla confirmed in April that the ministry was preparing a feasibility study for the draft law, covering 10 key areas including government, the economy and business sector, education and research, and culture and media.
