{
  "id": 3547918,
  "title": "New UAE teachers eager for start of school year after challenges of Iran war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/new-uae-teachers-eager-for-start-of-school-year-after-challenges-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T16:37:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/08/26/new-uae-teachers-eager-for-start-of-school-year-after-challenges-of-iran-war/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A wave of new teachers to the UAE for the upcoming school year are unfazed by the ongoing Iran conflict and eager to embark on their educational journey. Over 1,500 new educators will join the Gems Education network, which oversees schools in the UAE, Qatar, and Egypt. The 2026-27 academic year is being approached with renewed optimism following the disruption caused by the US-Iran war in February. The Gems Awareness Day, an annual introductory event held by Gems, was attended by several new teachers, including Hosea Bosire from Kenya and Mayuresh Phatak from Mumbai, India. Both expressed their excitement about starting in a new country and the diversity of their teaching and student populations. Nahla Hegab, a science teacher from Egypt, shared her experience during the conflict and her readiness to implement artificial intelligence in her classroom to prepare students for the future. Gems Education's founder and chairman, Sunny Varkey, emphasized the importance of investing in teaching talent to shape the future of education and develop leaders for the world.",
  "summary": "Globe-trotting teachers who have uprooted to the UAE in time for the new academic year are undeterred by the Iran conflict and looking forward to the latest step in their educational journey. They are among more than 1,500 new recruits across the Gems Education network, which runs schools in the Emirates, Qatar and Egypt. They will be on hand to welcome hundreds of thousands of pupils back to…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "New UAE teachers eager for start of school year after challenges of Iran war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/new-uae-teachers-eager-for-start-of-school-year-after-challenges-of-3549393",
        "published": "2026-08-26T16:37:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}