education
In Pakistan public education suffocates under surging population
Middle East
December 14, 2018
In Pakistan public education suffocates under surging population
At the Tanjai Cheena school in northwest Pakistan students squeeze into makeshift classrooms where plastic tarps serve as walls…
Home ‘most dangerous place’ for women: UN study
Society
November 26, 2018
Home ‘most dangerous place’ for women: UN study
More than half the women who were murdered worldwide last year were killed by their partners or family members, making…
Cairo’s most expensive school costs up to almost LE 3 million
Egypt
November 26, 2018
Cairo’s most expensive school costs up to almost LE 3 million
A recent study by Edarabia found that education in Egypt’s most expensive school, Cairo American Collage, could cost parents up…
Egypt to launch LE1 billion education endowment
Egypt
November 23, 2018
Egypt to launch LE1 billion education endowment
The Egyptian government is seeking to establish an endowment fund for the development of education, with a capital of…
Egypt’s Parliament approves amended education bill in principle
Egypt
November 12, 2018
Egypt’s Parliament approves amended education bill in principle
The House of Representatives approved in principle a draft law amending the education law on Sunday during the plenary…
Free education needs reconsidering: Egypt’s Education Minister
Egypt
November 11, 2018
Free education needs reconsidering: Egypt’s Education Minister
Egyptian Education Minister Tarek Shawki said on Saturday that the issue of free education should not be left without…
Political leadership seeks to empower women: first lady
Egypt
November 7, 2018
Political leadership seeks to empower women: first lady
There must be political, economic and social action to support gender equality, Egypt’s first lady Entessar al-Sisi said on Tuesday,…
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…
Germany, Egypt sign €129 million economic cooperation plan
Egypt
November 1, 2018
Germany, Egypt sign €129 million economic cooperation plan
Investment Minister Sahar Nasr and German Minister of Economic Cooperation Gerd Muller signed an economic cooperation protocol worth 129…
Egypt, Bulgaria hold discussions on transfer of technology
Egypt
October 23, 2018
Egypt, Bulgaria hold discussions on transfer of technology
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held a meeting with the Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borissov on Tuesday, discussing cooperation between the…