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Renowned Islamic scholars to attend MWL conference

JEDDAH: Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will open Saturday a conference on “The problems facing Muslim youths and their solutions” at the headquarters of the Muslim World League (MWL) in Makkah,...

University ‘goes back on pledge’

RIYADH: Graduates of an English teaching program that was advertised by a Saudi university as accredited by the authorities but, in fact, was not, on Monday filed another lawsuit against the university...

Coeducation for kids being tried

JEDDAH: The Ministry of Education has not backed away from a trial to allow boys up to third year to study in private elementary schools for girls, a senior education official announced on Monday.

Secondary school diplomas for sale

The quality of Saudi education system leaves much to be desired and the abuse of the system by greedy educators has also imperiled education. For more than seven years people have been playing...

US visa delay upsets Saudi students

JEDDAH: Despite efforts by the US Embassy to ease visa process for Saudi students, some still risk being unable to obtain new visas or get their visas renewed on time. Many students scrap their plans...  

Counseling saves schoolgirls

JEDDAH: The Women’s Counseling Committee at the Interior Ministry has been successful in changing the minds of schoolgirls and teachers who harbor Al-Qaeda-like extremist thoughts and ideas, says Fatima

Insan given 3,000 schoolbags

RIYADH: For the third successive year, The Saudi British Bank (SABB) has donated 3,000 schoolbags to the Riyadh Orphans Care Charitable Society (Insan) for distribution to orphans in preparation for

Arab News sponsors 4 girls for English course

JEDDAH: The Arab News will be sponsoring four of 15 women students taking a Ramadan-long English course organized by the British Council in Jeddah.

Need for job-oriented courses emphasized

RIYADH: Suleiman Abalkhail, president of Imam Muhammad bin Saud Islamic University, has emphasized the need to introduce more job market-friendly academic programs for women in the Kingdom’s public and private universities.

King approves 4 new universities

JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has approved the establishment of four new universities in Dammam, Alkharj, Shaqra and Majmaa, Higher Education Minister Khaled Al-Anqari announced Monday. The minister thanked the king for his continuous support to higher education