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Yemen: 4.5 million children ‘may not finish’ school year
Two years of war may deprive a generation of Yemeni children of an education, the UN warned this month, putting them at greater risk of being married ... Features -
Universities are for learning, they’re not for politics and guns
A disturbing event happened in an Iraqi university on Sunday. It could have been avoided - or rather it shouldn’t have happened to begin with. ... Middle East -
Teen genius dubbed ‘human calculator’ becomes UK university lecturer at 14
A British-Iranian teen has become the youngest lecturer and student at the University of Leicester in the UK, where he will teach other students math, ... Features -
Strength of the Arab world lies in its mothers
The strength of women in the Middle East cannot be directly measured using international indices and metrics. It can be exemplified in the strength of ... Middle East -
Approach to education and Japan’s miracles
“Education in Japan is not intended to create people accomplished in the techniques of the arts and sciences, but rather to manufacture the ... Middle East -
I hope my daughter will not celebrate ‘Women’s Day’
International Women’s Day is marked once every year. However, it has also sadly evolved into yet another commercialized holiday in which brands ... Middle East -
The people and ‘matter of the bicycle’
In his recent article in the Okaz daily – “The liberal Walieddine Yakan: Clerics, colonization and bicycles” – Saudi critic ... Middle East -
Preparing Saudi students for life after school
Preparing students for life after school and the general well-being of our children are major national concerns. One of the most significant ... Middle East -
The trail of DREAMers
“Dreamers dream because they know that if they throw their dreams into space like a kite,” wrote Anais Nin, the well-known essayist and ... Middle East -
Japan, a nation that survives and thrives
“The whole of Japan is a pure invention. There is no such country, there are no such people.”This is how Irish playwright, author and poet ... Middle East -
Adonis and the Riyadh International Book Fair
An annual cultural event is about to unfold in Saudi Arabia in the form of the most important and most popular book fair in the Arab world. ... Middle East -
Innovative strategies to raise the level of education in Saudi schools
Prominent British educationist and writer Tony Swainston spoke about developing a culture of growth mindsets and highlighted the possibilities of ... Middle East -
Amid Aden’s salary crisis, families struggle with power cuts and fuel shortage
Like many other students across Yemen, Nisma Alozebi is getting ready for her exams. Yet in addition to the pressure to obtain a civil engineering ... Features -
VIDEO: Why many Egyptians seem impressed by their new education minister
A TedxCairo talk by Egypt’s newly appointed Education minister, in which he talks about the significance of passion in acquiring knowledge, has ... Digital -
A new strategy to raise standard of education
An American collaboration to upgrade our educational system could be of great benefit for our students and teachers Middle East -
By age 6, girls less likely to believe they are ‘brilliant’
Gender stereotypes emerge early, and by age six, girls are less likely to believe females are brilliant and more likely to believe boys are Variety -
Do people in low-paid jobs choose high calorie food to help them survive?
Often it feels like you can’t move without being faced with a fast food restaurant. And when you have money in your pocket and delicious donuts ... Healthy Living -
Houthis deprive 2.5 million Yemeni children of education
The war in Yemen has caused hundreds of thousands to be displaced and the closure of schools, which the Houthi militias turned into military bases Gulf -
Classroom of the future with mindset of the past
Are innovations for classrooms genuinely aimed at improving the standards of education or just gimmicks to make a quick buck? Middle East -
Saudi doctor beats cancer, advocates women’s health
A Saudi obstetrician and gynaecologist who survived breast cancer twice, gave up her career to dedicate herself entirely to the fight against the disease Features -
UAE philanthropic body to fund STEM education at top universities
Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education has announced the ten university partners for the 2017 cycle of its scholarship program Middle East -
Oldest Saudi student seeking to get PhD degree
Hamoud al-Shammari told Al Arabiya about his determination to pursue his education, despite being away for 24 years Variety -
More than 60,000 Saudis studying in the US
18.6 percent of Saudi students are studying English, 8.2 percent mathematics and computer science and 6.3 percent health sciences Features -
We need to acknowledge what war does to children
Without solid action to enroll 3.7 million child refugees into education, the future of the region is in jeopardy World -
Number of Saudi female engineering undergraduates on the rise
Some 500 students are pursuing electrical and computer engineering in Effat University Technology -
Meet the man who first called for educating women in Saudi Arabia
Abd al-Karim al-Juhayman got in trouble for publishing the article because the authorities thought it was too soon to educate women Variety -
Diplomatic avenue: Mosul humanitarian crisis, global education, xenophobia
Al Arabiya’s Talal Alhaj hosts the Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein the current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to ... Diplomatic Avenue -
Qatar launches campaign to educate laborers on new laws
The two-month campaign began on Monday, ahead of the laws taking affect in December Economy -
Houthis to open Farsi language department at University of Sanaa
Teaching staff will include Houthis who received higher education in Iran Middle East -
Why has Saudi Arabia lost the ‘war for talent’ to Dubai?
Vast majority of Saudi women after graduating from universities abroad, find themselves facing two choices Middle East