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Over 265,000 new students join university

Algiers - Aps

More than 265,000 new students join Sunday university for the academic year 2018-2019, which has recorded a total of 1.7 million students. The students are registered with 50 different universities, 13 university centre, 32 higher colleges, 11 teaching schools and 51 facilities relating to other sectors but pedagogically under the ministry of Higher, Education and Scientific Research, in addition toRead more

Defending human rights 'not a crime': freed Sudan activist

Khartoum - Arab Today

A leading Sudanese activist who was released after a presidential pardon said Wednesday that defending human rights was "not a crime", as he vowed to continue fighting against rights abuses. Mudawi Ibrahim Adam, an engineering professor at the University of Khartoum, told AFP in an interview that it was pressure from global and local human rights groups that finally ledRead more

Five years, billions of dollars needed to rebuild Mosul

Abu Dhabi - Arab Today

Mosul's wrecked roads, bridges and broader economy will take at least five years to repair and need billions of dollars of development that Iraq's government will struggle to afford, officials returning to the battle-scarred city said. The airport, railway station and university were all destroyed in the long fight to dislodge Daesh from their main Iraqi stronghold. Iraqi government forcesRead more

Crown Prince Foundation announces acceptance of four students to NASA

Amman - Arab Today

The Crown Prince Foundation (CPF) announced the acceptance of four new students to its NASA internship program. Mohammad Alsalti from University of Jordan, Muhy Eddin Za’ter from Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Abdelrahman Budair from German Jordanian University and Maha Alafeef from Jordan University of Science and Technology were the four students to gain admission to NASA’s internship program andRead more

UoB to hold Women Scientific Forum

Manama - Arab Today

President of the University of Bahrain (UoB) Dr. Riyadh Yusef Hamza described the first Scientific women Forum, which will be held at UoB next week, as an essential step for women working in the applied sciences field given the scientific and practical specificity of their work. He stressed the university’s keenness on equal opportunities between men and women as partRead more

Justice Ministry's Legal and Judicial Studies Centre

Doha - QNA

The Legal and Judicial Studies Center of the Ministry of Justice signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in the fields of training and legal qualification with the British University of Queen Mary of London, in the presence of HE Minister of Justice Dr. Hassan bin Lahan Al-Mohannadi. Under the MoU, signed by Fatima Abdulaziz Bilal, Director of theRead more

HH the Father Emir Attends Graduation Ceremony

Doha - Arab Today

HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani attended this evening the graduation of his son HE Sheikh Thani from Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q), during the graduation ceremony of the sixth batch of students, held at the University's campus, at the Education city. The ceremony was attended by HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Personal Representative ofRead more

One lane to be closed on Zallaq highway

Manama - Arab Today

The Ministry of Works, Municipality Affairs and Urban Planning said that in cooperation with the General Directorate of Traffic, to carry out road maintenance works on Zallaq highway near University of Bahrain one lane will be closed on stages and another lane will be provided for traffic flow. The lane closure will be effective during weekend days only, from ThursdayRead more

Justice Ministry's Legal and Judicial Studies Centre, Queen Mary University of London

Doha - QNA

Civic engagement at core of new partnership agreement between AUB and CIH

Beirut - NNA

In a press release by the American University of Beirut, it said: "A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the American University of Beirut (AUB) and the Civic Influence Hub with the aim of bridging the gap between universities and the public sector. As part of AUB's recently launched Strategic Partnership Initiative, the signing ceremony was held on MarchRead more