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79 abducted pupils freed in troubled Cameroon region: minister
World
November 7, 2018
79 abducted pupils freed in troubled Cameroon region: minister
Seventy-nine school pupils abducted by gunmen this week in a troubled English-speaking region of Cameroon have been freed, the…
Yemeni teacher turns his home into school for 700 students
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Yemeni teacher turns his home into school for 700 students
TAIZ, Yemen (Reuters) – Outside the home of Yemeni teacher Adel al-Shorbagy the queue of children lining up for education…
Egypt’s international public schools are not privatizing education: minister
Egypt
September 17, 2018
Egypt’s international public schools are not privatizing education: minister
The availability of distinguished international education at appropriate prices by the Ministry of Education is not leading to the…
Teacher in Minya suspended for abusing students
Egypt
September 10, 2018
Teacher in Minya suspended for abusing students
Egypt’s Administrative Prosecution suspended a teacher in Minya governorate from educational work in any institution following accusations of verbally…
Egypt to scrap exams before fifth grade: minister
Egypt
September 10, 2018
Egypt to scrap exams before fifth grade: minister
There will be no more exams in Egypt between the first and fourth primary grades, under a new educational system…
Canada Hajj pilgrims, Saudi students face uncertainty due to diplomatic row
Middle East
August 16, 2018
Canada Hajj pilgrims, Saudi students face uncertainty due to diplomatic row
TORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Muslims traveling to the Hajj pilgrimage face delays coming back due to a diplomatic dispute with…
Egypt finally opens doors for branches of foreign universities
Egypt
August 8, 2018
Egypt finally opens doors for branches of foreign universities
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has agreed to establishing branches for foreign universities in Egypt, issuing Law No. 162…
Azhar’s first mixed gender, religious singing group aims to change perception of sex segregation
Culture
June 27, 2018
Azhar’s first mixed gender, religious singing group aims to change perception of sex segregation
What started off as a personal dream for the President of Azhar’s Activity Committee Ebtissam Zeidan became a reality. Thanks…
Student commits suicide due to Thanaweya Amma exams
Egypt
June 13, 2018
Student commits suicide due to Thanaweya Amma exams
Teenage student Girgis, 19, committed suicide on Monday morning by jumping off the top floor of the Cairo tower…
No Thanaweya Amma exams leaked: Education Ministry
Egypt
June 4, 2018
No Thanaweya Amma exams leaked: Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education announced that the Thanaweya Amma Arabic Language and Religion exams have not been leaked this…