K-12 students and parents in the UAE find the university application process difficult and university response time to queries slow, a survey has suggested.

HE stakeholders have urged the Iranian government to release the Swedish-Iranian scientist Dr Ahmadreza Djalali following fears his health is deteriorating.

Israel has included its international students and researchers in its inoculation efforts against Covid-19, with one university administering 500 jabs.

Duolingo is offering its Duolingo app and Duolingo English Test to students in Syria, after obtaining an exemption from US government sanctions. 

The Texas International Education Consortium has announced a partnership with the American University of Iraq, Sulaimani.

Students living in Syria are facing barriers when applying to university courses and scholarships abroad, because of problems accessing English tests.

The UK Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education has signed an agreement with the Commission for Academic Accreditation in UAE to open opportunities for further collaboration.

ACS International Schools has unveiled its new Doha campus with "state-of-the-art" facilities to accommodate almost 2,500 students aged three to 18 in Qatar.