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Ramadan in the UAE: Some schools get two-week holiday during holy month
Students in some schools across the UAE will have up to two weeks off during Ramadan, according to local media reports.Spring break at several schools ... Gulf -
Last of California students stranded in Afghanistan make it out
The last of several Afghan refugee families who had resettled near San Diego only to end up trapped in their homeland during summer visits amid the ... World News -
UK students using orange juice to get fake COVID positive test results
Students in the United Kingdom are using orange juice to get fake COVID-19 positive test results to get two weeks off from school, The Guardian ... Coronavirus -
Lebanon’s schools shutdown to protest a worsening socio-economic situation
The rapidly evolving prospects of the economic crisis in Lebanon are leaving students uncertain and worried about the future as financial issues have ... Middle East -
AUB students decry tuition doubling after exchange rate scrapped, others to follow
The American University of Beirut (AUB) has changed the exchange rate at which it will accept tuition fees, translating to a 160 percent hike for ... Features -
Harvard, MIT seek to halt rule banning international students, including GCC
Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have asked a federal court to temporarily block a Trump administration rule that would ... Coronavirus -
Not enough evidence that vaping helps smokers quit: Report
There is not enough evidence to conclude that e-cigarettes helps smokers quit tobacco, a US government report said on Thursday, as the vaping industry ... Healthy Living -
Indian police battle baton charge students over fee protests
Indian police fought street battles in New Delhi on Monday with thousands of students who stepped up protests over fee increases at one of the ... World News -
Stents no better than drugs for many heart patients: US study
Many patients with severe but stable heart disease who routinely undergo invasive procedures to clear and prop open clogged arteries would do as well ... Healthy Living -
Student demonstrations continue in Lebanon
Student-led protests in Beirut continued on Friday as Lebanon remains gripped by ongoing demonstrations. Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported ... Middle East -
Foreign universities can now set up branches in Saudi Arabia
Foreign universities can now set up branches in Saudi Arabia under a new law approved by the Kingdom’s cabinet, Education Minister Hamad ... Gulf -
Palestinian student makes it to Harvard after initial US refusal
A Palestinian teenager has succeeded in entering the United States and starting classes Tuesday at Harvard University after US authorities’ ... Variety -
French strike delays final exam results for thousands
Thousands of high-school students in France received only provisional results from their baccalaureat exams on Friday due to a strike by hundreds of ... World News -
Floating Antarctic ice goes from record highs to record lows
The amount of ice circling Antarctica is suddenly plunging from record highs to record lows, baffling scientists. Floating ice off the southern ... Healthy Living -
Study says lovelorn fish turn gloomy when separated
The tiny Central American convict cichlid may only be a few centimeters long but it’s a fish with a big heart. Researchers in France found that ... Variety -
Algeria students protest against army chief
Thousands of Algerian students and teachers took to the streets of the capital Tuesday chanting slogans against the armed forces’ chief ... North Africa -
Egypt’s Al-Azhar university expels female student for hugging male friend
Egypt’s Al-Azhar university on Sunday, said it had expelled a female student after she appeared in a video hugging a male colleague, accusing ... Variety -
Iran security forces clash with students at bus crash protest
Security forces clashed with students in Iran on Monday in the third day of protests over a deadly bus crash, online videos showed, adding to ... Middle East -
Bullied Muslim girl in US receives supporting letters from 20 states
“I will kill you” and “You are a terrorist” are among the phrases highlighted in hostile messages left in a 10-year-old Muslim ... Variety -
Kaspersky lab: 90% of people use smartphones to avoid others
A study made by Kaspersky lab in the United Arab Emirates showed that 90 percent of people use their smartphones to pretend they’re busy when ... Variety -
Saudi student found killed inside his apartment in US
US police found a Saudi student killed in his apartment in Miami, Florida, on Sunday. Police said the 23-year-old was studying engineering at the ... Gulf -
A confusing assignment: The story of a Sudanese doctor working for ISIS
The appearance of the Sudanese woman accused of belonging to the ISIS extremist group, who appeared carrying her baby in a video released by the ... Features -
Students fighting for safe roads in Bangladesh test Sheikh Hasina’s patience before polls
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has successfully pushed the country’s opposition into a corner but defiant students – including ... Features -
Saudi suspends scholarships to Canada, transfers thousands to other countries
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the suspension of training, scholarships and fellowships to Canada and the transfer all its students in that state to ... World News -
Slow recovery for Saudi student attacked by ‘Arab gang’ in the US
A Saudi student in the United States, who was subjected to a violent attack in the US following a discussion about the World Cup final, has slipped ... World News -
Lowering blood pressure cut risk of memory decline: US study
Aggressively lowering blood pressure significantly reduced the risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia among hypertension patients in a large ... Healthy Living -
US court orders increased jail term for man accused of killing Saudi student
A US court sentenced Colin Osborne, the man accused of murdering a Saudi student in October 2016 in Wisconsin, to four more years in prison on Monday. ... Gulf -
New evidence that viruses may play a role in Alzheimer’s
A provocative new study says viruses that sneak into the brain just might play a role in Alzheimer’s. Some scientists have long suspected ... Healthy Living -
Grandson of prominent Iranian religious reference accused of sexual harassment
A school supervisor in Tehran who is the grandson of religious reference Ayatollah Mohiyeddin Haeri-Shirazi, a former member of the Assembly of ... Middle East -
‘I’m sorry mom’, wrote Jordanian medical student before committing suicide in Lebanon
A Jordanian medical student committed suicide in Lebanon on Tuesday by using what is being described as an overdose of pills and other substances, ... Middle East