FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar in Dubai, UAE
From 1 to 5 December 2018 a FIDE Arbiters’ Seminar was organized in Dubai, UAE, by the UAE Chess Federation, in cooperation with the Arab Chess Federation, and under the auspices of FIDE.
The Lecturer was IA/IO Mahdi Abdulrahim (UAE), FIDE Rules Commission Chairman and FIDE Lecturer and Assistant Lecturer was IA Faisal Al Hammadi (UAE).
The Language of the Seminar was Arabic.
Eighteen (18) participants from eight (8) federations (UAE, PLE, SYR, LBN, IRQ, SOM, YEM and EGY) attended the seminar and all of them attended the exams.
The following passed the examination test, which was held after the end of the lectures and they will be awarded a norm of the FIDE Arbiter, according to the regulations for the titles of Arbiters and after the approval of the next FIDE Presidential Board:
| Surname, First name | FED. | FIDE ID | Sex |
| Narch , Maissoun | SYR | 7605927 | F |
| Atea, Saad | EGY | 10601821 | M |
| Georg, Magdy | EGY | 10600230 | M |
| Hamad Ali ALshezawi | UAE | 9324186 | M |
| Al Dhaffari, Salma | UAE | 9305335 | F |
| Hussein Ali Hussein Salman | IRQ | 4810031 | M |
| Ihsan Kadhim Mahmood Al-Tameei | IRQ | 4800621 | M |
| Abdulkarim Abdulqadr Ahmad | IRQ | 4812212 | M |
| shakir hammood zghayer | IRQ | 4800630 | M |
| Omar, Ibrahim Hussain Al-anssary | IRQ | 4801644 | M |
| Jaradat, Mahmoud | PLE | 11508930 | M |
| Khaled Ezzedein | PLE | 11500166 | M |
| Nidal,Ahmad | PLE | 11504048 | M |
| Somoff, Georges | LBN | 5310156 | M |
IA Takis Nikolopoulos
FIDE Arbiters’ Commission
