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DUBAI (Reuters) – The UAE has extended mandatory military service for emirates from 12 to 16 months, the official WAM news agency reported after three years of involvement in the Yemeni war [19659002] of seven emirates with a predominantly expatriate population, is a key member of a Saudi-led military coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015 against the Houthi movement aligned by Iran to restore the Yemeni government internationally recognized in exile. armed forces … announced the extension of the legal period for national service … to 16 instead of 12 months, "WAM said Saturday evening.
The UAE introduced compulsory military service in 2014 to Emirati men, it has maintained the participation of women, who can only work for nine months, optional and require the approval of their legal guardians.
Men who hold a high school diploma or its equivalent will serve 16 months instead of 12, while those who do not have a high school qualification will continue to serve for two years
(Report by Aziz El Yaakoubi, edited by Dale Hudson) [19659006]
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