Schools
18 million back to school as new year kicks off Monday
Egypt
September 28, 2015
18 million back to school as new year kicks off Monday
The Ministry of Education said it is fully prepared to receive 18,350,000 students as the new school year kicks off…
EU, WFP fund Egypt’s student welfare project
Egypt
September 2, 2015
EU, WFP fund Egypt’s student welfare project
The Belgian and Dutch ambassadors to Egypt concluded a two-day visit to Upper Egyptian community schools on Wednesday, where the World Food…
1,500 schools damaged or destroyed in Iraq’s Anbar
Middle East
August 4, 2015
1,500 schools damaged or destroyed in Iraq’s Anbar
More than 1,500 schools have been damaged or destroyed as a result of the conflict in Iraq's troubled Anbar province…
EU, WFP officials visit schools in Beni Suef within joint project to end child labor
Egypt
June 17, 2015
EU, WFP officials visit schools in Beni Suef within joint project to end child labor
Ambassador James Moran, head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt and Lubna Alaman, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)…
WHO team urges South Korea to reopen schools as more close in MERS crisis
Health & Fitness
June 10, 2015
WHO team urges South Korea to reopen schools as more close in MERS crisis
A joint South Korean-World Health Organization mission studying an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) recommended on Wednesday that…
Education Ministry burns ‘extremist’ books at school
Egypt
April 14, 2015
Education Ministry burns ‘extremist’ books at school
In a scene reminiscent of the burning of literature by renowned German intellectuals in Berlin square during the Nazi era…
Schools empty from students skipping class
Egypt
March 5, 2015
Schools empty from students skipping class
Al-Masry Al-Youm has studied five schools in Cairo, Minya, Qena, Menoufiya and Kafr al-Sheikh that are almost empty of the…
Canada donates US$8 million to back school feeding programs in Egypt
Egypt
March 2, 2015
Canada donates US$8 million to back school feeding programs in Egypt
The World Food Programme (WFP) announced Monday in a statement that the Canadian government donated US$8 million to support the…
Education Ministry: New curriculum will help combat terrorism
Egypt
February 17, 2015
Education Ministry: New curriculum will help combat terrorism
The Education Ministry has announced a major change in the national curriculum for religious education. The purpose for this overhaul…
Accidents, attacks occur at schools in governorates
Egypt
November 20, 2014
Accidents, attacks occur at schools in governorates
Several schools across Egypt witnessed attacks and accidents on Wednesday leaving many students, teachers and parents injured.In Daqahliya, a student's…