Minister of Education and Higher Learning, Hassan Diab, and his Iranian counterpart, Hamid-Reza Haji Babaee, agreed Thursday to beef up the bilateral exchange on both the educational and university levels. The pair today over an array of education-related affairs of common interest between Lebanon and Iran. Following the meeting, the Iranian Minister--currently in Lebanon accompanying the vice President--revealed that DiabRead more

University staff in the West Bank will suspend work on Tuesday to hold a protest in Ramallah, a union representative said. The Palestinian universities’ employees union council said they will hold the sit-in outside the Palestinian Legislative Council headquarters to protest the government's negligence towards higher education. Spokesman Amjad Barham said universities were unable to pay employees in full, negativelyRead more

Standards at many of Dubai’s private schools have a long way to go, according to a new school inspection report announced on Monday. KHDA has come out with a comprehensive report detailing the overall performance of all private schools in the last academic year. Majority of the schools failed to improve their rating compared to last year. Sixty-five were termedRead more

A teacup and a saucer that pop icon Lady Gaga used at a news conference in June last year fetched 6,011,000 yen ($75,280) in an Internet auction for a quake charity. The teacup, from which Lady Gaga sipped before reporters, has a message in Japanese ''We pray for Japan'' written by the singer and a lipstick mark along with anRead more

Sheikh Khalid bin Omar al-Marhoon, Civil Service Minister today patronized over the inauguration of 4th Career Fair at Middle East College (MEC), in the presence of Dr. Abdullah bin Saif al-Sabahi, Chairman of MEC Board of Directors and a number of interested personnel and job applicants. Twenty one establishments from public and private sectors participate in this two-day fair. TheRead more

Protesters burned three buses in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday after a student was crushed to death following his fall from an overcrowded bus, witnesses said. The protesters demanded the arrest of the driver and conductor of the public Lahore Transport Co. bus. Tabish Aslam, 18, who was standing on the footstep of the bus, fell when the driver closed the door.Read more

Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah launched Phase V of the Madrasati initiative today, which will cover a hundred of the most disadvantaged schools in the governorate of Irbid. During the launch ceremony, which took place at the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Her Majesty focused on the importance of education, its outcomes, and the caliber of skillsRead more

Standards at many of Dubai’s private schools have a long way to go, according to a new school inspection report. Majority of the schools failed to make the cut and were rated below good. Sixty-five were termed ‘acceptable’, while 13 schools languished at the bottom ‘unsatisfactory’ category, raising questions on the pace of improvement at these institutions. Only 49 wereRead more

The number of students studying at private schools rated outstanding by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) has tripled over the last 12 months, according to the latest inspection results released today by KHDA’s Dubai Schools Inspection Bureau (DSIB). The number of outstanding schools almost doubled from six last year to 11 this year, while 49 were rated good,Read more

Radiation hot spots were recorded outside 26 schools in the same prefecture as the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a civil group said Sunday. The group said it obtained the information about the schools in Koriyama from municipal education board documents it obtained through an information disclosure request, Kyodo News reported Monday. In January, the education board had nursery,Read more