Arab states need to empower their students to compete in an increasingly technology-driven and globalised world, an education expert has said. “There are very few matters of greater urgency for us than equipping rising generations for the challenges of the future,” Mohammad Al Aziz Ibn Ashour, Director General of Arab League Educational, Cultural and...
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Kuwait on Monday stripped Yasser Al Habeeb, a controversial religious figure, of his citizenship, accusing him of committing heinous crimes that prejudiced Kuwaitis and Muslims and threatened social peace. The citizenship revocation decision was based on Article 13 of the 1959 Kuwaiti Citizenship Law, the government said following its weekly session. “The government agreed...
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Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have agreed to support Qatar’s bid to chair the next United Nations General Assembly. “We agreed to work diligently to support Qatar’s UN General Assembly presidency bid, as this will have outstanding developments for Arab issues,” Shaikh Mohammad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, Kuwait’s deputy prime minister and foreign...
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A Bahraini who tried twice to win a seat in the lower chamber has blamed the media for not providing enough support to women candidates. “The media were not fair towards women in 2002 and 2006,” Shahzalan Khamees, a lawyer, said. “The press was obviously under the influence of specific political groups and focused...
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Mohammad Isa Al Mannai, a junior lawyer at Qatar Petroleum, is the first-ever Qatari to become an English Barrister. “I chose to sign with Qatar Petroleum whereby I was given the chance to study in England under their sponsorship,” said Al Mannai who was born in Qatar and had an Arabic and English school...
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Kuwait’s government was on Sunday given 24 hours to “take action against sedition” by a group of disgruntled lawmakers. The 11 MPs said that they were suspending a planned rally in response to directives by the government to shun public gatherings and demonstrations to help preserve national unity. However, the lawmakers said in a...
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Peace talks between Palestinians and Israelis are likely to collapse after Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday refused to yield to growing international calls on Israel to extend a freeze on settlement building in the West Bank. Israel would not risk exposing its citizens to the type of attacks launched from the Gaza Strip...
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Adel Al Mouawda, a lawmaker who represented Al Asala, the flagship of Salafism in Bahrain, in the 2002 and 2006 lower chambers has made history by becoming the first MP in Bahrain to get elected three consecutive times. Al Mouawda’s new term following those of 2002-2006 and 2006-2010 was assured more than one month...
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Teachers opposed to a planned extension of school hours in Kuwait have been urged to sign petitions to be given to the education minister. Abdul Rahman Al Jasser, the chairman of a committee within Kuwait Teachers’ Society (KTS), said that teachers and school administration staff should also take part in a protest planned for...
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Qatar’s private and community school students will have to learn the country’s history under a new ruling issued by the education ministry. Education Minister Saad Bin Ibrahim Al Mahmoud on Friday said that Qatar’s history will be a compulsory element in the social studies of all private and community schools. At least 60 per...
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