Topic: Saudi Arabia

Special Report: In Saudi Arabia, a clamor for education

JEDDAH (Reuters) - Saudi teenager Abdulrahman Saeed lives in one of the richest countries in the world, but his prospects are poor, he blames his education, and it's not a situation that looks like changing soon."There is not enough in our curriculum," ...

Special Report: In Saudia Arabia, a clamor for education

JEDDAH (Reuters) - Saudi teenager Abdulrahman Saeed lives in one of the richest countries in the world, but his prospects are poor, he blames his education, and it's not a situation that looks like changing soon."There is not enough in our curriculum," ...
Saudi Arabia, like many other countries around the world, honors the British traditions of medical education. The degree awarded by medical colleges following this system is called the BMBS for Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. There are medical schools using this ...

Saudi comedy enters the debate over education reform

RIYADH (Reuters) - A Saudi television show has illustrated problems plaguing the education system in the Islamic state, where reformers are locked in battle with religious conservatives over the future of the U.S. ally.A recent episode of " Tash Ma Tash," a ...

Flu toll climbs to 700 as schools closure mulled

Swine flu has now killed more than 700 people around the globe, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, as experts debated whether schools should be closed to contain the pandemic.Egypt was the latest country to warn vulnerable Muslims not to perform the ...
The world's largest women-only university is being built in Saudi Arabia; with a campus that will cover 8m square metres and accommodate 40,000 students.Due to open in 2010, the Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University, on the outskirts of Riyadh, will offer courses ...