Minister of Education Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-No’aimi approved a decision suspending a teacher who had used a wooden ruler with metal pins fixed onto it inflicting lesions onto the bodies of a number of students.  After verification of the charges made against the teacher she has been suspended until such time when a competent court considers her case.  EarlierRead more

Americans Thomas Sargent of New York University and Christopher A. Sims of Princeton University have won the Nobel prize in economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday. The academy the researchers for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy. Sargent researches the impact of broad economic policy changes on the economy while Sims looks intoRead more

In the lobby of the University of Tripoli's engineering department, Abdo Raouf was painting a mural in honour of a "free Libya," nodding his head to the rhythm of hard rock music. "We can finally speak freely," said the 23-year-old geophysics major, who sported a bandana around his head. "We can finally be ourselves instead of being afraid." Home toRead more

RASAD, the ICT platform developed by Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), is the first technology to be developed locally and used overseas. In May, the City of Rome adopted RASAD for their epidemiological studies that will help develop better control and prevention means against different health problems. As QSTP actively works to develop innovative solutions, a collaboration has beenRead more

Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania on Sunday inaugurated the Royal Academy for the Blind in Amman, which will provide educational services to over 150 visually impaired students in the Kingdom. The King asked for the academy to be established in 2007, to replace the Abdullah Ben Umm Maktoum School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. During a tourRead more

The ministry of National Education announced Sunday a rise in the skill premium and new allowances for the sector’s workers, in response to demands expressed by various trade unions.Read more

The Abu Dhabi Education Council (Adec) has confirmed that it is committed to ensuring quality education is provided across the emirate, but not at the expense of parents' abilities to pay for school tuition. Yousuf Al Sheryani, Executive Director of the Private Education and Quality Assurance Sector at Adec, said: "Any approval granted for increases in school fees are onlyRead more

More than 90 percent of New Zealanders think environmental education should be taught in all schools, according to the results of a poll released Monday. The survey by polling firm Colmar Brunton found 74 percent of respondents strongly agreed and 20 percent slightly agreed that all schools -- from early childhood to tertiary level -- should teach the importance ofRead more

Sitting in a small barren classroom in the village of Fnaydiq, in northern Lebanon's remote Akkar region, 11-year-old Zeynab is eager to tackle the new school year. But the odds are heavily stacked against her even making it to high school. Zeynab's is a story by no means unique in Lebanon, where public schooling is largely synonymous with poor qualityRead more

Iran's Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said his ministry has launched extensive cooperation with the country's academic centers and universities in numerous projects."The defense ministry has established extensive ties with the country's universities," Vahidi told FNA on Sunday, and added, "And different universities are working on numerous projects for the defense ministry." He praised the Iranian universities' excellent capacities and potentials,Read more